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F604 citations in Alaska

Restraints · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F604 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Alaska cites F604 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.40×

1.40 times the share F604 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Alaska citations0.53%

Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F604.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Alaska surveyors wrote

F604 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.

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJanuary 10, 2025

Based on record review, interview and observation, the facility failed to monitor, evaluate, and determine the use of assistive devices as physical restraints for two residents (#31and #61) out of 20 sampled residents. This failed practice placed residents at an increased risk for unnecessary physical restraints, inadequate monitoring of devices, and physical injury. Findings: Resident #31 Record review on 1/6-10/25, revealed Resident #31 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included dementia (a condition that affects memory and thinking) and Parkinson's disease (a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination). …

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Recent years

YearShare of Alaska citationsvs expected
20231.46%3.81×
20250.53%1.40×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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