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Nursing home report card · Palmer, AK

Maple Springs of Palmer

12130 East Maple Springs Way, Palmer, AK 99645

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Infection-control problems noted

Quick summary

Below-average Medicare rating

Overall rating is 1 of 5 stars. Its health-inspection rating is 1 of 5. Read the dated inspection findings and separate staffing and care ratings below.

Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.

How recent is this information?
Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026
Our record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
Last routine health inspection
Mar 27, 2025

These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.

Medicare ratings

One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.

Overall rating
1out of 5

Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.

Among the lowest Medicare ratings

Health inspections
1out of 5

Based on problems found during health inspections.

Among the lowest Medicare ratings

Nursing staff
4out of 5

Based on staffing levels and related measures.

Above average

Health and care results
2out of 5

Based on reported health and care results.

Below-average Medicare rating

What do the ratings and warnings mean?
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
Inspection problems
Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
Abuse warning
Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
Nursing staff time
Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.

Learn about the records and their limits →

At a glance

These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.

Care and safety problems
36

Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections

Fire-safety problems
0

Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations

Reported fines
$46,594

Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records

Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026

Medicare home ID: 025039

Inspection findings to read first

Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.

  • Immediate danger to residents · pattern case

    Mar 27, 2025 · Inspection rule 0689

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Could have caused harm · pattern case

    Aug 5, 2025 · Inspection rule 0609

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • Could have caused harm · pattern case

    Aug 5, 2025 · Inspection rule 0610

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Read the inspection history →

Nursing staff time

These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.

Registered nurses (RNs)
1.58hours per resident per day

about 1 hr 35 min per resident per day

All nursing staff
5.54hours per resident per day

about 5 hr 32 min per resident per day

Registered nurse time on weekends
1.59hours per resident per day

about 1 hr 35 min per resident per day

Latest inspection summary

A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.

We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.

How this home compares

Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.

  • Overall CMS rating: 1 stars
  • Health inspection rating: 1 stars
  • Staffing rating: 4 stars
  • Registered nurse time per resident: 1.58 hours/day
  • Total nurse time per resident: 5.54 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages

Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Alaska averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.

Other concerns in the records

These points may be worth asking about. They do not establish what happened to a particular resident. See our Terms of Use.

  • Overall star rating is 2 or lower
  • Health inspection rating is 2 stars or lower
  • Recent citations include infection-control problems
  • Inspectors have listed an unusually high number of problems
  • CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period

How serious were the problems?

Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.

  • Immediate danger to residents1 citation
  • Could have caused harm29 citations
  • Low risk of harm6 citations

Why inspectors showed up

Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.

Complaints
0
Routine
36
Fire safety
0
Other
0

Who owns it

Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Limited Liability company.

  • We do not have individual owner names for this home.

Other homes in this group: All Maple Springs Living nursing homes

Inspection history

Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.

August 5, 20252 findings
  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code E

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0609 · code E

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

June 5, 20255 findings
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Environmental problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0908 · code F

    Keep all essential equipment working safely.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0609 · code E

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code D

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0684 · code D

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

March 27, 202510 findings
  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0550 · code D

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0558 · code D

    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0656 · code D

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0657 · code D

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Administration problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0836 · code C

    Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Immediate danger to residents · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code K

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Nursing and Physician Services problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0726 · code F

    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.

  • Nutrition and Dietary problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code F

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • Environmental problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0908 · code F

    Keep all essential equipment working safely.

January 8, 20245 findings
  • Nutrition and Dietary problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code F

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • Administration problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0851 · code C

    Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0756 · code F

    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 problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code F

    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.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0577 · code C

    Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

January 17, 202314 findings
  • Nursing and Physician Services problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0732 · code C

    Post nurse staffing information every day.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0583 · code E

    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0550 · code E

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • Nutrition and Dietary problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code E

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0623 · code D

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0684 · code D

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0698 · code D

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0757 · code D

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0759 · code D

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code D

    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.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0574 · code C

    The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0582 · code C

    Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0568 · code E

    Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Fines & penalties

These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.

  • Fine · Mar 27, 2025$38,691
  • Fine · Feb 5, 2024$7,903

Other homes in this chain

Maple Springs Living · other locations in Alaska

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Questions about Maple Springs of Palmer

What is Maple Springs of Palmer's Medicare star rating?
As of August 1, 2026, Maple Springs of Palmer in Palmer, Alaska has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Other CMS scores: health inspection 1 of 5, staffing 4 of 5, quality measures 2 of 5. These are CMS ratings based on inspection, staffing, and quality information, not consumer reviews.
Has Maple Springs of Palmer been fined?
As of August 1, 2026, the imported penalty records list $46,594 in reported fines for Maple Springs of Palmer. The individual penalty dates can differ from the Medicare file date; a listed fine does not establish that it was paid.
Does Maple Springs of Palmer have a Medicare abuse warning?
No. The current CMS Care Compare extract does not show an abuse warning icon for Maple Springs of Palmer in Palmer, Alaska.
How does Maple Springs of Palmer compare with other nursing homes in Alaska?
Its overall CMS rating is 1 out of 5. A rating comparison is withheld because a matching source date or a usable rating is missing. Use the Alaska report card and dated inspection history for context; inspection totals alone are not a like-for-like performance comparison.

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