Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the mandatory submission of staffing information based on payroll-based journal (PBJ) data was submitted for the Fiscal Year (FY) Quarter 4 2023 (July 1 - September 30, 2023). This failed practice potentially denied residents and/or representatives (based on a census of 12), and the public, accurate staffing data when accessing the Nursing Home Compare website. Findings: Review on 3/4-8/24 and 3/11/24 of the facility's PBJ Staffing Data Reported, FY Quarter 4 2023 (July 1 - September 30), revealed the facility failed to submit data for the Quarter and had a one-star staffing rating due to the failure to submit the data. …
F851 citations in Alaska
Staffing data submission · Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Alaska cites F851 more often than its own record predicts
7.95 times the share F851 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2024, this is the portion that was F851.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F851 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 interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure accurate staffing data for the 4th quarter of 2023 (July to September 2023) was reported to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Payroll Based Journal (PBJ). This failed practice potentially denied residents and/or representatives (based on census of 54), and the public, accurate staffing data when accessing the Nursing Home Compare website. Findings: During an interview on 1/5/24 at 1:03 PM, Administrative Assistant (AA) #1 stated the facility used an online time clock system. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alaska citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.73% | 3.17× |
| 2024 | 2.33% | 7.95× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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