Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that seven out of seven licensed nurses (registered nurses (RNs) #2, #3, and #4, and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) #1, #2, #3, #4) had the specific competencies and skill sets necessary to identify, intervene, and notify the physician of residents' acute changes of condition. This affected three residents (#2, #8, and #9) and contributed to Resident #2 sustaining serious harm. Cross-reference F684J. Specifically: I. The facility failed to ensure that registered nurse (RN) #2 had the competency and skills to identify, intervene, and notify the physician of Resident #2's change of condition on [DATE]. -Resident #2, was admitted to the facility's rehabilitation unit on [DATE] after abdominal surgery. …
F726 citations in Colorado
Competent nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Colorado cites F726 less often than its own record predicts
0.45 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2024, this is the portion that was F726.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F726 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 one of five nursing members were able to demonstrate skills and techniques necessary to care for residents' needs.Specifically, the facility failed to ensure licensed practice nurse (LPN) #1 was licensed in Colorado while working active shifts at the facility. Findings include:Record review and interviews confirmed the facility corrected the deficient practice prior to the onsite investigation from [DATE], resulting in the deficiency being cited as past noncompliance with a correction date of [DATE]. I. Facility correctionA. Immediate actionThe human resources manager, while completing license verification checks on [DATE], identified LPN #1's expired multi-license nursing license. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Colorado citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.19% | 1.94× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 0.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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