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Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home

Nursing home in Bethel, AK

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1100 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy, Bethel, AK 99559
Phone
(907) 543-6782
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
025037
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
18
Average residents per day
17
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 10, 2014
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 025037. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 6, 2026. CMS lists 20 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 15, 2023 to Mar 6, 2026): 1 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 6, 2026Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 6, 2026Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 6, 2026Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 6, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 6, 2026Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jan 31, 2025Develop 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 31, 2025Try 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…
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 31, 2025Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 31, 2025Ensure 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 · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 31, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 31, 2025Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 31, 2025Have 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		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 20. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $10,117 in the last three years.

Jan 31, 2025Fine: $10,117

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
9.10 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.82 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
5.05 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
8.62 hours

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.