State moves to close Johnstown mental-health center after multiple investigations

JOHNSTOWN — State officials are moving to close Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown after months of investigations into alleged improper care and living conditions.

In a 32-page letter to the facility, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment accused the 92-bed psychiatric hospital of failing to keep its patient rooms and kitchen sanitary and failing to investigate patient safety risks, including suicide attempts by patients.

The letter says Clear View has been cited by state officials for 85 deficiencies since late July 2018 and had two “determinations of immediate jeopardy” in which the state believes the facility could cause serious…