Nursing Home

Searhc Sitka Long Term Care

209 Moller Avenue, Sitka, AK 99835
19 certified beds 16 residents per day on average

CMS Five-Star Quality Rating

5 out of 5 Stars

Overall rating

Health inspections

From the three most recent annual inspection cycles and recent complaint investigations.

Staffing

Based on nurse staffing hours relative to the care needs of this facility’s residents.

Quality measures

Based on clinical quality measures reported for residents, from assessments and Medicare claims.

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System. These are CMS's own ratings, shown exactly as published — CareRanks does not adjust or re-weight them. How CMS calculates these ratings ↗

Clinical Quality Measures

Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).

Nurse Staffing

Nurse staffing per resident per day
7.9 hours

AK average: 6.7 hours · National: 3.9 hours

All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
3.3 hours

AK average: 2.1 hours · National: 0.7 hours

RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.

Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
7.3 hours

AK average: 6.0 hours · National: 3.4 hours

Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.

Nursing staff turnover in the past year
31.4%

AK average: 48.3% · National: 45.8%

Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.

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.

Ownership

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
  • Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Organization
    Direct owner (≥5%) 100% ownership since 04/22/1975
  • Bean, Lincoln Individual
    Corporate director since 09/01/1984
  • Bennett, Annette Individual
    Corporate director since 01/14/2019
  • Brock, Lavina Individual
    Corporate director since 10/01/2004
  • Cadiente Nelson, Barbara Individual
    Corporate director since 01/23/2023
  • Cottle, Patricia Individual
    Corporate director since 05/01/2009
  • Durgan, June Individual
    Corporate director since 09/01/2010
  • Gordon, Judean Individual
    Corporate director since 03/01/2016
  • Hill, Janice Individual
    Corporate director since 11/19/2021
  • Hughes, Lily Individual
    Corporate director since 01/19/2023

…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.

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 — 1 health (AK avg 8.8) · 5 fire (AK avg 5.5) Details

6 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: April 30, 2026.

Most recent inspection cycle: 1 health deficiency · AK average: 8.8 · National: 9.3

11 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (5) and services (2).

Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-04-30): 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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