Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home is a 18-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bethel, Alaska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 5.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% above the Alaska average of 3.95.
Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home
1100 Chief Eddie Hoffman HwyBethel, AK 99559
Bethel 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 Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home, nurse aides logged 5.05 hours per resident per day, 28% above the Alaska average. With about 17 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alaska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 5.05 | 3.95 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.22 | 0.66 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.82 | 2.08 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 9.10 | 6.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 8.62 | 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 Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home 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 Mar 6, 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 1 fine totaling $10,117 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | Fine | $10,117 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alaska average is 3.5.
About Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 10, 2014
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.