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F710 citations in Alaska

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

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

F710 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Alaska cites F710 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share7.90×

7.90 times the share F710 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Alaska citations0.53%

Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F710.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Alaska surveyors wrote

F710 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.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMay 22, 2025

Based on record review, observation, and interview the facility failed to ensure orders for residents' care were provided for 2 sampled residents (#28 and #31), out of 21 sampled residents, and 1 resident (#89), out of 3 closed records reviewed. This failed practice had the potential to place the residents at risk for not receiving the necessary care and services to maintain their highest practicable physical well-being. Findings: Oxygen Orders Resident #28 Record review on 5/18-22/25 revealed Resident #28 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included non-Alzheimer's dementia (a decline in intellectual functioning, including problems with memory, reasoning and thinking), Parkinson's disease (a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and… …

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Recent years

YearShare of Alaska citationsvs expected
20241.55%19.07×
20250.53%7.90×

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

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