Colorado Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Colorado compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Colorado's 210 CMS-certified facilities average 24.9 deficiency citations each, with 5,234 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 83 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Colorado facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Colorado
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,722 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 778 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 505 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 487 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 472 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 453 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Colorado
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 342 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 341 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 262 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 229 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 187 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 173 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 159 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 144 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 115 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 113 citations