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F566 citations in Colorado

Resident Rights Deficiencies

1) Protect residents from being forced to work at the nursing home, or 2) let residents work if they want to.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F566 in Colorado. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2024

Colorado cites F566 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share22.77×

22.77 times the share F566 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Colorado citations0.07%

Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2024, this is the portion that was F566.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Colorado surveyors wrote

F566 findings written in Colorado, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedDecember 19, 2024

Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure one (#13) of one resident out of 41 sample residents was compensated for paid services at or above prevailing rates. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure Resident #13 was paid in a timely manner. Findings include: I. Facility policy and procedure The Resident Therapeutic Stipend Program (TSP) policy, dated 6/1/23, was provided by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 12/19/24 at 4:55 p.m. It read in pertinent part, The task/duties/activities performed by the resident are appropriate, and the resident has the mental and physical capacity to perform the task/duties/activities. The plan of care specifies the nature of the services performed. All services performed under TSP (therapeutic stipend program) are paid. …

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Recent years

YearShare of Colorado citationsvs expected
20230.08%22.92×
20240.07%22.77×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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