.Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to complete all sections of the Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 Minimum Data Set (MDS, a federally required nursing assessment for long term care residents) required to accurately make a comprehensive assessment for 1 Resident (#33), of 14 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to complete Sections D (Mood), and E (Behavior) on both an annual and a quarterly MDS assessment, despite documentation in the medical record identifying mood concerns, refusal behaviors, and resident preferences. This failed practice had the potential to result in an inaccurate assessment of the resident's mood, behavioral, psychosocial, and care needs, placing the resident at risk for inconsistent or unmet care. …
F636 citations in Alaska
Comprehensive assessments · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Alaska cites F636 more often than its own record predicts
2.65 times the share F636 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2024, this is the portion that was F636.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F636 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alaska citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.73% | 1.85× |
| 2024 | 0.78% | 2.65× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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