Quyanna Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Quyanna Care Center is a 18-bed nonprofit nursing home in Nome, Alaska. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 5.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 42% above the Alaska average of 4.06, and 78.0% nursing staff turnover (Alaska average 50.4%).
Quyanna Care Center
1100 Greg Kruschek AvenueNome, AK 99762
Nome County
CMS Care Compare, September 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 Quyanna Care Center, nurse aides logged 5.76 hours per resident per day, 42% above the Alaska average. With about 18 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 21% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alaska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 5.76 | 4.06 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.45 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.68 | 2.12 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 9.88 | 6.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 7.80 | 6.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
78.0% of nursing staff at Quyanna Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Alaska average of 50.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 76.9%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 20, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Alaska average 9.0). 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. Quyanna Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Alaska average is 3.4.
About Quyanna Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Norton Sound Health Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, September 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.