.Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to treat one resident (#16), out of 26 residents reviewed, with dignity and respect. Specifically, the facility's Administrator took the resident's personal checkbook, against the resident's wishes, and kept this item in her personal desk without communicating an appropriate rationale for the restriction. This failed practice violated the resident's right to be treated with dignity and respect and placed undue stress on the resident which had the potential to affect the resident's overall health and well-being. Findings:During an interview on 9/2/25 at 2:35 PM, Resident #16 stated the Administrator confiscated my checkbook and said if I didn't give it to [him/her] I would be kicked out of the hospital. …
F557 citations in Alaska
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F557 more often than its own record predicts
2.26 times the share F557 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F557.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F557 findings written in Alaska, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
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