Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents consistently received food prepared by methods that conserved nutritive value and was palatable in taste, texture and temperature.Specifically, the facility failed to ensure the residents' food was palatable in temperature appearance.Findings include: I. Facility policy and procedureThe Food Preparations Guidelines policy, April 2025, was provided by regional clinical resource #2 on 7/23/26 at 10:49 a.m. It read in pertinent part, It is the policy of this facility to prepare foods in a manner to preserve or enhance a resident's nutrition and hydration status. The cook, or designee, shall prepare menu items following the facility's written menus and standardized recipes. …
F804 citations in Colorado
Food palatability and temperature · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Colorado cites F804 less often than its own record predicts
0.85 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2025, this is the portion that was F804.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F804 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 | 1.44% | 1.47× |
| 2024 | 1.94% | 2.03× |
| 2025 | 0.78% | 0.85× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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