Consumer resources
Information about specific facilities, other resources
Provider resources
Licensure and requirements, Medicare/Medicaid certification, advisory committee, guidance by topic
Patients
- The frail elderly and people with chronic illness who need routine or skilled nursing care in a residential facility.
Services
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Room and board.
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24/7 nursing coverage.
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Assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating.
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Facilities designated as "skilled" nursing facilities provide short- and long-term rehabilitative services and additional skilled nursing care.
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Some facilities have secured units to provide closer supervision for people with dementia.
Licensed staff routinely on-site
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Nurses and social workers.
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Facilities that provide rehabilitative services have occupational, speech and physical therapists.
Colorado Medical Directors Advisory Committee
Long Term Care Advisory Committee
Meeting dates, presentations
Guidance by topic