Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide a written discharge notice to to the resident or their representative and the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman at least 30 days before the resident's discharge for one (#1) of three residents reviewed for transfer/discharge out of three sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Provide Resident #1 and her representative an appropriate written notice of discharge from the facility that included: -The reason for transfer or discharge; -The effective date of transfer or discharge; -The location to which the resident was transferred or discharged ; -A statement of the resident's appeal rights, including the name, address (mailing and email), and telephone number of the entity which receives such… …
F623 citations in Colorado
Notice before transfer or discharge · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Colorado cites F623 less often than its own record predicts
0.28 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2025, this is the portion that was F623.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F623 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.
Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure four (#11, #28, #44 and # 52) of seven out of 30 sample residents received written notice before facility-initiated transfers. Findings include: A. Facility policy A copy of the facility policy titled, Transfer or Discharge, Emergency, revised 12/16, was provided by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 11/29/18 at 11:00 a.m. The policy did not include the facility to provide written notice of a transfer or discharge to the resident, resident's representative, and the Office of the State Long-term Care Ombudsman. B. Failure to provide written notice of transfer and discharge 1. Resident #11, age under [AGE] years, was admitted on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE]. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Colorado citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.45% | 0.44× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 0.28× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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