Providence Valdez Medical Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Providence Valdez Medical Center is a 10-bed government-run nursing home in Valdez, Alaska, part of Providence Health & Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Alaska average of 3.95.
Providence Valdez Medical Center
911 Meals AvenueValdez, AK 99686
Chugach County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Providence Valdez Medical Center, nurse aides logged 4.78 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Alaska average. With about 9 residents a day, that works out to roughly 42 aide hours a day, or about 5 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alaska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.78 | 3.95 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 3.77 | 2.08 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 8.55 | 6.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 7.34 | 5.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Providence Valdez Medical Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Alaska average 8.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Providence Valdez Medical Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alaska average is 3.5.
About Providence Valdez Medical Center
- Ownership: Government - City
- Chain: Providence Health & Services, 8 homes
- Legal name: City of Valdez
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 3, 2005
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.