Nursing home consumer resources

Information about specific facilities

• Inspection and occurrence findings (search by city or county).

• Nursing Home Compare(Medicare.gov).

• Filing a complaint.

• Quarterly Census report.

Other resources

• Assistive devices and potential threats to residents.

• Organizations that have received the Colorado Alzheimer's Association's Designation for Leaders in Dementia Care.

• Bed safety.

• Find an ombudsman (contact your local Area Agency on Aging).

• Deficiency rating information (scope and severity).

• How the state surveys nursing homes.

• How to participate in resolving health care problems in nursing homes.

• Locked units for dementia and mental illness.

• Brochure: Protecting Personal Property in a Colorado Nursing Home or Assisted Living Residence.

• Resources for choosing a nursing home in Colorado.

• Restraints Have Risks—Make the Right Choice.