Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure the quality of laboratory services. Specifically, 1) control solutions for the glucometer used in cottage #2 were not labeled with open dates when in use; and 2) lab supplies in cottage #1 and #2 were expired. These failed practices had the potential to affect resident testing results. Findings: An observation on [DATE] at 9:45 AM of cottage #2 nurse chart room revealed: - 3 yellow top blood tubes, expired on [DATE]; - 4 light blue top blood tubes, 3 expired on [DATE] and 1 expired on [DATE]; - 1 gray top with powder blood tube, expired on ,d+[DATE]; - 1 gray top with gel blood tube, expired on [DATE] An observation on [DATE] at 9:45 AM of supplies in cottage #2 nursing chart room revealed, two sets of… …
F770 citations in Alaska
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
Alaska cites F770 more often than its own record predicts
3.31 times the share F770 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2023, this is the portion that was F770.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F770 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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