Alaska Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 20 skilled nursing facilities in Alaska. Facilities average 26.6 deficiency citations each, with 532 total citations recorded and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 5 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Alaska's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Alaska
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 103 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 99 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 71 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 69 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 56 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 43 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Alaska
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 35 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 31 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 25 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 24 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 22 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 20 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 18 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 17 citations
- F-Tag F0757: Drug Regimen is Free From Unnecessary Drugs — 12 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 11 citations