Residents are people who need routine or skilled nursing care in a residential setting.
Services offered in these communities are:
- Room and board.
- 24/7 nursing coverage.
- Assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating.
- Communities designated as "skilled" nursing homes provide short- and long-term rehabilitative services and additional skilled nursing care.
- Some communities have secured neighborhoods to provide closer supervision for people with dementia.
- Licensed staff who are routinely on-site are nurses and social workers. communities that provide rehabilitative services have occupational, speech and physical therapists.
Assistive devices and potential threats to residents
Restraints Have Risks—Make the Right Choice
Colorado Medical Directors webpage
Emergency preparedness resources
Feeding assistant training program
Download Feeding Assistant Application
Deficiency rating information (scope and severity)