Based on record review, observation, and interview the facility failed to ensure 1 resident (#31), out of 8 residents reviewed on modified texture diet, received food in a form designed to meet the resident's needs. Specifically, the facility provided food not concurrent with the resident's mechanically altered diet order. This failed practice placed the resident at risk for choking and/or aspiration (the inhalation of food partials or fluid into the lungs that can lead to pneumonia and/or death), which could lead to serious illness and/or death. This failed practice placed the health and safety of the resident in immediate jeopardy. …
F805 citations in Alaska
Food in a form residents can eat · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F805 more often than its own record predicts
1.74 times the share F805 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F805.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F805 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.
Based on record review, observation, and interview the facility failed to ensure pureed food was prepared to the appropriate consistency to meet 3 resident's (#6, #15, and #19 ) individual needs out of 3 residents on a pureed diet. This failed practice had the potential to place the residents at risk for aspiration and compromised nutritional intake. Findings: Record review on 6/9-13/25 revealed Resident #6 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included multiple sclerosis (a disease of the central nervous system marked by numbness, weakness, loss of muscle coordination, and problems with vision, speech, and bladder control), Alzheimer's disease (progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain), and dysphagia… …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alaska citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.78% | 2.15× |
| 2025 | 0.53% | 1.74× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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