The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL LTC
HOMER, AK · Medicare-certified · 28 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
South Peninsula Hospital LTC in Homer, AK has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 8.99 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection issues were cited in food handling, food temperature, and resident financial rights.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
8.9905 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 8.9905.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 2.78
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.46
- Nurse aides
- 5.75
- Weekend nursing
- 7.82
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 18%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.2%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.9%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
1.4%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.6%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
19.9%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
4.2%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.4%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
18.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
3%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited May 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to honor a resident’s right to manage their own money and financial affairs. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 567 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 26.1 residents on an average day (93% of 28 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 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.