F697 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F697 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.68×
0.68 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Alaska citations0.53%
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F697.
Alaska0.53%
National0.78%
Share of all citations that were F697.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F697 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedAugust 17, 2018
Based on record review, observation, and interview the facility failed to: Initiate pain medication management ordered by a surgeon after a medical procedure for 1 resident (#19) out of 14 sampled residents. This failed practice caused the resident increased suffering from ineffective pain management and from severe pain following oral surgery. Findings:
Resident #19
Record review from 8/13-17/18 revealed Resident #19 was admitted to the facility with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED].
Further review revealed Resident #19 went out of the State recently to have laser surgery to remove mouth [MEDICAL CONDITION]. …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternMay 9, 2025
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure that residents who received opioid pain medications (a class of strong pain-relieving medications that act on the nervous system, with potential for dependence, overdose, and serious side effects) were re-evaluated for pain for 11 residents (#1, #2, #6, #12, #20, #24, #26, #37, #49, #51, and #259), out of 53 residents reviewed for pain management. Specifically, the facility failed to re-evaluate the residents' pain level within 30 to 60 minutes following opioid administration. This failed practice had the potential to result in unrelieved pain, delayed identification of medication ineffectiveness, or overmedication. …
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