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. …
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.
Against expectation — 2024
Colorado cites F790 more often than its own record predicts
1.20 times the share F790 takes of citations nationally.
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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Colorado citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.25% | 1.93× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 1.20× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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