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Colorado Could Better Ensure That Nursing Homes Comply With Federal Requirements for Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Infection Control

Submitting OIG:

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Date Issued:

Friday, February 2, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Health & Human Services

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

A-07-22-07009

Component, if applicable:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Location(s):

CO

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$0

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

3

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

No

View Document:

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Colorado-Could-Better-Ensure.pdf	2.14 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
24-A-07-040.01	Open	No
We recommend that the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing follow up with the 20 nursing homes reviewed in this audit that demonstrated life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control deficiencies to ensure that they have taken corrective actions.
24-A-07-040.02	Open	No
We recommend that the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing work with CMS to develop a risk-based approach to identify nursing homes at which surveys would be conducted more frequently than once every 15 months, such as those with a history of multiple high-risk deficiencies or frequent management turnover.
24-A-07-040.03	Open	No
We recommend that the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing work with CMS to develop standardized life safety training for nursing home staff.