Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to develop a policy regarding the use and storage of food brought to residents by family and other visitors. This failed practice had the potential to place residents, based on a census of 17, at risk for foodborne illness. Findings: During an interview on 6/8/23 at 5:20 PM, the Director of Nursing and Staff Developmental Coordinator stated there was no policy or procedure with regards to food brought by visitors into the facility that required refrigeration. They further stated this was not a common occurrence and most items brought in required non-refrigeration. Review of facility policy, Native Food Usage, revised on 3/10/04, revealed the processes for donated food and food managed by the activities staff.
F813 citations in Alaska
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
Alaska cites F813 more often than its own record predicts
4.67 times the share F813 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2023, this is the portion that was F813.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F813 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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