Nome, AK · 143.9 miles away
Utuqqanaat Inaat
⌖ Kotzebue, AK · Northwest Arctic County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds18
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Utuqqanaat Inaat
Utuqqanaat Inaat is a 18-bed nonprofit nursing home in Kotzebue, AK. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Alaska is 3.4. At its last full inspection (Nov 2025), inspectors found 11 problems, close to the Alaska average of 9.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 7 hr 37 min a day with each resident, more than the Alaska average of 6 hr 53 min. About 74% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameUtuqqanaat Inaat
LocationNorthwest Arctic County, Alaska
Phone(907) 442-3321
Address436 Mission Street, Kotzebue, AK 99752 · Northwest Arctic County
CMS provider number25035
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 15, 2012 (14 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 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 on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Nov 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident7 hr 37 min a dayAlaska average: 6 hr 53 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Nov 2025)Alaska average: 9.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Registered nurse time per resident57 min a dayAlaska average: 2 hr 07 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover74% 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 injury13.8%State average: 3.2%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 6.9%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs34.6%State average: 18.8%Worse 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.
- 100% Medicaid
- 0% Medicare
- 0% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average97%Alaska typical: 91%
Cost of care per resident day$810Alaska typical: $796
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2023. 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 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 14 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day7.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7.6 |
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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