The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Petersburg Medical Center
Registered name: PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER LTC
PETERSBURG, AK · Medicare-certified · 15 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. Petersburg Medical Center has a 5-star health inspection rating, a 4-star quality measures rating, no fines in the last 24 months, and no staffing rating provided; recent citations included staffing data submission, psychotropic medication practices, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—23.8%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
—3.8%—
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
—3.5%—
Residents with a urinary tract infection
—3.8%—
Residents who lost too much weight
—0%—
Residents who were physically restrained
—0%—
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—12.5%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
—0%—
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
—25%—
Residents with depressive symptoms
—23.3%—
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents received food prepared in a form that met their individual needs. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 805 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, minimal harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: C
Recent history
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 10.8 residents on an average day (72% of 15 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 45 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.