Based on observations, record review and interviews the facility failed to ensure for one (#5) of two residents reviewed received foods in the appropriate form as prescribed by the physician and/or assessed by the interdisciplinary team to support the treatment and plan of care. Specifically, the facility failed to consistently follow the physician's order for a renal diet for a Resident #5. Findings include: I. Professional reference The National Kidney Foundation (2023) Potassium in Your Diet, was retrieved on 4/2/25 from https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/potassium-your-ckd-diet It read in pertinent part, People with kidney disease are often advised to avoid high potassium foods. The body uses the potassium it needs. A person's kidneys remove the extra potassium from the blood. …
F808 citations in Colorado
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Colorado cites F808 less often than its own record predicts
0.77 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2025, this is the portion that was F808.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F808 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 | 0.51% | 2.55× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 0.89× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 0.77× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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