Cordova Community Medical Center

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 23, 2026

• 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.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 23, 2026

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

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 23, 2026

• Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Have a properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026

• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 23, 2026

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

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 23, 2026

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

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 23, 2026

• Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 23, 2026

• Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 5, 2025

• Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 5, 2025

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 5, 2025

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 5, 2025

• Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 13, 2025

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 5, 2025

• Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 5, 2025

• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 26, 2024

• Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 12, 2024

• List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 12, 2024

• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 10, 2024

• Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 8, 2024

• Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 14, 2024

• 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.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 4, 2024

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

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 26, 2024

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 10, 2024

• Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 10, 2024

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

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 10, 2024

Cordova Community Medical Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Cordova Community Medical Center is located at 602 Chase Ave in Cordova, Alaska.

Cordova Community Medical Center is a small skilled nursing and long-term care unit attached to the local hospital in Cordova, Alaska. The handful of Google reviews are largely positive, praising the caring staff and quality of medical care, though one reviewer was more measured about consistency.

Cordova Community Medical Center had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 35 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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