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F790 citations in Colorado

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

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

F790 in Colorado. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2024

Colorado cites F790 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.20×

1.20 times the share F790 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Colorado citations0.15%

Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2024, this is the portion that was F790.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Colorado surveyors wrote

F790 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.

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternNovember 21, 2024

Based on observations, record review and interview, the facility failed to assist a resident in obtaining routine or emergency dental services, as needed for three (#81, #45, and #93) out of 45 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure a referral to dental services was completed three days after Resident #81 broke two of his teeth and started to experience pain when he ate; -Ensure Resident #45 was seen by the dentist in a timely manner after the resident reported dental pain; and, -Assist Resident #93 in obtaining new dentures or fixing his broken dentures to address the mouth pain he was having. Findings include: I. …

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Recent years

YearShare of Colorado citationsvs expected
20230.25%1.93×
20240.15%1.20×

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

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