Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide proof that the Alaska Nurse Aide Abuse Registry was checked before hiring Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs). This failed practice placed all residents, based on a census of eight, at potential risk of abuse by individuals who may have had a documented history of misconduct. Findings: Record review on 1/30/25 revealed the facility had 13 CNAs working at the Long-Term Care (LTC). Review of the CNA employee records revealed no documentation that the Alaska Nurse Aide Abuse Registry was checked, prior to the CNAs starting work with residents of the LTC. During the course of this survey, proof was requested that the Alaska Nurse Aide Abuse Registry was checked for all CNAs working at the LTC. …
F729 citations in Alaska
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F729 more often than its own record predicts
12.01 times the share F729 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F729.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F729 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.
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