Non profit - Corporation ·
18 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bethel, Alaska. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 9.87 hours per resident per day, above the Alaska average of 7.00. Its most recent inspection on Jan 31, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $10,117 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Staffing
★★★★☆ 4/5
Quality Measures
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Short-Stay QM
No data
How Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home compares
This facility vs. the Alaska and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
Alaska avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
9.87
7.00
3.89
above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.39
2.15
0.68
above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
4.93
4.17
2.34
above avg
Nursing staff turnover
—%
46.8%
46.4%
—
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
9.0
10.2
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
9.87
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
2.39
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.55
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
4.93
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
9.26
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff—
Registered Nurses—
Administrator Changes—
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Jan 31, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
9
Total Deficiencies Found
92
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025
Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2023
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2023
Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2023
About This Facility
Address
1100 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy Bethel, AK 99559
CMS Certification #
025037
Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified Beds
18
Avg Residents/Day
16.9
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
2014-04-10
Setting
Rural
Location & Nearby
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CMS gives Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home reports 9.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alaska average of 7.00.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home is certified for 18 beds.
Admissions at Yukon Kuskokwim Elder'S Home
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (907) 543-6782. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
