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Denali Center
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
9.24% (lower is better)
- Better than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
60.14% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
5.73% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.0%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
2.3%
national median 2.8%
near the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
20.9%
national median 12.5%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
7.8%
national median 4.2%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
19.4%
national median 13.4%
worse than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.4 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.1 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.7 hours
AK average: 6.7 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
AK average: 2.1 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
AK average: 6.0 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
1 fine totaling $10,358 in the recent inspection window (most recent: January 20, 2026).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Who owns this facility — 9 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Foundation Health LLC Organization
- Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation Inc Organization
- Blais, Kendrick Individual
- Ebenal, Shelley Individual
- Martin, Sarah Individual
- Sudduth, Anthony Individual
- Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation Inc Organization
- Blais, Kendrick Individual
- Ebenal, Shelley Individual
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 10 health (AK avg 8.8) · 5 fire (AK avg 5.5) · ⚠ 1 serious Details
30 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 1 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: January 20, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 10 health deficiencies · AK average: 8.8 · National: 9.3
21 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (8) and gas, vacuum, and electrical systems (4).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-01-20): 5 deficiencies · AK average: 5.5 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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