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Maple Springs of Palmer
⌖ Palmer, AK · Matanuska-Susitna County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds67
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Maple Springs of Palmer
Maple Springs of Palmer is a 67-bed for-profit nursing home in Palmer, AK. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Alaska is 3.4.
- Inspections: 9 problems at its last full inspection (Aug 2026), close to the Alaska average of 9.0. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 32 min a day with each resident, less than the Alaska average of 6 hr 53 min. About 60% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: $46,594 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameMaple Springs Of Palmer
LocationMatanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
Phone(907) 802-6641
Address12130 East Maple Springs Way, Palmer, AK 99645 · Matanuska-Susitna County
Medicare provider number25039
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyMaple Springs Living · 3 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 29, 2020 (6 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Aug 2026No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Aug 2026.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Aug 2026)Alaska average: 9.0.About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $46,594Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 32 min a dayAlaska average: 6 hr 53 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 35 min a dayAlaska average: 2 hr 07 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover60% a yearAlaska average: 50%Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Alaska average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.2%State average: 3.2%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)10.1%State average: 6.9%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs17.8%State average: 18.8%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.6State average: 1.0Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Alaska average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Alaska, Medicaid pays for 85% of resident days at a typical home.
- 91% Medicaid
- 4% Medicare
- 5% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average88%Alaska typical: 91%
Facility operating cost per resident day$782Alaska typical: $796
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, up from 1 star in January 2022. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 12 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.5
20222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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