F908 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F908 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.34×
2.34 times the share F908 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Alaska citations1.06%
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F908.
Alaska1.06%
National0.45%
Share of all citations that were F908.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F908 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternApril 9, 2026
.Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain patient care equipment in a safe operating manner. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure a shower chair, which was used by 8 residents (#'s 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 23, and 24), out of 23 residents reviewed, was free of cracks and/or tears. A shower chair with a compromised surface exposed residents to the padding within, which had the potential to be contaminated with bodily fluids and diseases. A compromised surface created the inability to completely sanitize the surface between resident use, which placed all 8 residents at risk for the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJune 21, 2024
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure kitchen equipment was in a safe operating condition. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure the walk-in freezer door's gasket (a flexible rubber strip that runs along the edge of the door to create an airtight seal) was without compromise. This failed practice placed all residents (based on a census of 53) at risk for food borne illnesses.
Findings:
Review on 6/17-21/24 revealed the facility's walk-in freezer was inside the facility's walk-in refrigerator.
An observation, during initial kitchen tour, on 6/17/24 at 8:30 AM, revealed a puddle of free-standing water approximately 18 inches x 12 inches in the walk-in refrigerator, on the floor directly in front of the walk-in freezer door. …
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