. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the drug regimen for one resident (#41), out of 12 sampled residents, was free from unnecessary medication. Specifically, the facility failed to prevent duplicate drug therapy by continuing a maintenance dose concurrently with a high-dose of prednisone (corticosteroid medication used to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system) without a documented clinical rationale confirming the benefits of maintaining both doses of the medication. This failed practice placed Resident #41 at risk for potential adverse effects from unnecessary medication administration related to excessive corticosteroid exposure. …
F757 citations in Alaska
Unnecessary drugs · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F757 less often than its own record predicts
0.67 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F757.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F757 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alaska citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.65% | 4.55× |
| 2024 | 2.33% | 3.33× |
| 2025 | 0.53% | 0.67× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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