. Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure food products with damaged or compromised packaging were identified and removed from use for 37 residents who received meals from the facility kitchen. Specifically, the facility failed to identify and remove food products with damaged or compromised packaging from the dry food storage area. The products remained stored with other food inventory and were available for use in preparing meals for residents. This failed practice had the potential to place all residents who received meals from the facility kitchen at risk for exposure to food from damaged or compromised packaging, with the potential for contamination and foodborne illness. …
F812 citations in Alaska
Food safety and sanitation · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.07 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F812.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F812 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 observation and interview, the facility failed to store and distribute food and beverages in a safe and sanitary manner in accordance with professional standards. This failed practice placed all residents residing of 2 of 8 cottages, at risk for food borne illness. Findings: Observation in Yukon cottage kitchen on [DATE] at 11:24 AM revealed: One gallon of reduced fat milk, expired [DATE] and one red colored beverage in a pitcher not dated. Observation in Yukon cottage kitchen on [DATE] at 11:32 AM revealed: [NAME] Original Barbecue Sauce, one gallon container, with a use by date of [DATE], and three one-gallon containers of reduced fat milk with use by date of [DATE]. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alaska citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.30% | 1.46× |
| 2024 | 7.75% | 1.72× |
| 2025 | 4.79% | 1.07× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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