Based on observation, interview and record review it was determined, for 1 of 25 sample residents, that the facility did not ensure that a resident with lost or damaged dentures was referred promptly for dental services. Additionally, when the referral did not occur within 3 days, the facility did not provide documentation of what they did to ensure the resident could still eat and drink adequately while awaiting dental services. Specifically, a resident with broken dentures did not receive dental services to fix/replace her dentures. Subsequently, the resident was prescribed a pureed diet due to her inability to masticate a regular diet texture. The resident experienced a 17.2 % loss of her total body weight within 99 days of being admitted to the facility. …
F791 citations in Utah
Dental services · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Utah cites F791 less often than its own record predicts
0.62 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Utah in 2024, this is the portion that was F791.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Utah surveyors wrote
F791 findings written in Utah, 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 interview and record review it was determined, for 1 of 20 sampled residents, that the facility did not provide or obtain routine dental services. Specifically, a resident stated her dentures did not fit and needed to be adjusted. Resident identifier: 34. Findings include: Resident 34 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included Hemiplegia and hemiparesis, subluxation of left shoulder, heart failure, insomnia, cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral artery, muscle weakness, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. On 2/5/24 at 2:51 PM, an interview was conducted with resident 34. Resident 34 stated she needed her dentures realigned. Resident 34 stated she was not sure if she had enough money. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Utah citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.23% | 0.79× |
| 2024 | 0.17% | 0.62× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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