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F760 citations in Alaska

Significant medication errors · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

F760 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Alaska cites F760 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.64×

1.64 times the share F760 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Alaska citations2.13%

Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F760.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Alaska surveyors wrote

F760 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 ensure residents were free from significant medication errors for 2 resident (#s 1 and 2), out of 2 sampled residents. The facility failed to implement and maintain processes and procedures to ensure accurate transcription of physician orders for medications. The facility administered seven doses of an anticoagulant medication (a blood thinning medication that decreases the blood's ability to clot) without a valid physician order which resulted in concurrent administration of two different anticoagulants. …

Polaris Transitional Care

G · Actual harm, isolatedMarch 17, 2025

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure 1 resident (#24), out of 15 sampled residents, was free from significant medication errors. This failed practice caused the resident to be in pain and in physical respiratory distress due to a delay and inconsistency in medication administration. Findings: Resident #24 Record review on 3/14/25 and 3/17/25 revealed Resident #24 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included myasthenia gravis with acute exacerbation (a condition caused by a breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles, causes weakness and rapid fatigue of muscles), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (cancer of B cells, a type of lymphocyte that is responsible for producing antibodies), chronic respiratory failure, and heart failure. …

Polaris Extended Care

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 29, 2025

.Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to discontinue a medication order when wound care orders had changed for 1 resident (#5) out of 8 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility continued administering Santyl (prescription enzymatic debriding agent used topically to remove dead tissue from chronic skin ulcers promoting healthy wound healing) ointment after the wound care plan was revised to discontinue its use. This failed practice led to thirteen administrations of a medication that was no longer required and further placed the resident at risk for unnecessary treatment, potential adverse effects, and harm .Findings:Record review on 8/29/25, revealed Resident #5 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included dementia (a decline in… …

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Recent years

YearShare of Alaska citationsvs expected
20232.19%1.97×
20252.13%1.64×

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

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