Deficiency Index

F755 citations in Alaska

Pharmacy services · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

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

F755 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Alaska cites F755 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.91×

0.91 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Alaska citations2.13%

Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F755.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Alaska surveyors wrote

F755 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, isolatedOctober 17, 2023

Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to implement pharmaceutical services that included procedures to ensure the accurate dispensing and administration of medications for 2 residents (#s 1 and 2), out of 2 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure the pharmaceutical service processes included the receiving and interpretation of prescriber's original hand-written medication orders to confirm the Five Rights (right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, and right time) were accurately followed during the transcription of the orders into the resident's electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR). …

Polaris Transitional Care

G · Actual harm, isolatedMarch 17, 2025

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide routine drugs for 1 resident (#24), out of 15 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure Morphine (an opioid pain medication) was readily available for the relief of pain. This failed practice caused the resident to be in physical pain, and psychosocial distress, for over eight hours without the ability of pain relief. Findings: Review of the facility campus revealed eight separate cottage buildings, with 12 resident bedrooms in each cottage, for a total of 96 resident beds. …

Polaris Extended Care

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMarch 12, 2026

.Based on record review, interview, and observation, the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services, that included procedures to ensure 1 resident (Resident #3) of 8 sampled residents, consistently received ordered insulin as prescribed. Specifically, the facility did not ensure Resident #3 received the prescribed mealtime sliding scale insulin on 74 occasions between 10/3/25 and 3/11/26. This deficient practice placed the resident at risk for uncontrolled blood glucose and related complications.Findings: Resident #3 Record review on 3/9-12/26 revealed Resident #3 was admitted with diagnoses that included diabetes mellitus (a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose levels due to impaired insulin production or utilization), mild dementia, and anemia. …

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Recent years

YearShare of Alaska citationsvs expected
20232.19%1.04×
20242.33%1.09×
20252.13%0.91×

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

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