F726 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F726 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share5.32×
5.32 times the share F726 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Alaska citations3.19%
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F726.
Alaska3.19%
National0.60%
Share of all citations that were F726.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F726 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedMay 9, 2022
Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) were able to demonstrate competency in skills and techniques necessary to care for residents' needs, as identified through resident assessments, and described in the care plan for 1 Resident (#17), out of 12 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure CNAs had appropriate competency for the use of suction toothbrushes (toothbrushes with suction to quickly remove excess fluids from the mouth to prevent choking) and appropriate training and competency for the use of yaunker suctions (a hard plastic oral suctioning tool). …
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadMarch 16, 2026
.Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure nursing staff had the appropriate competencies, skill sets, and techniques to care for resident's needs. Specifically, nursing staff did not receive Trauma-Informed Care specific training. This failed practice had the potential to 1) exacerbate past trauma for 1 resident (#3), out of 8 residents, and affect the resident's ability to attain the highest practicable mental and psychosocial well-being; and 2) affect all residents (based on a census of 8) with any newly identified trauma during the course of their residency in the facility. …
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