Utuqqanaat Inaat
Nursing home in Kotzebue, Alaska, CMS certification number 025035
436 Mission Street, Kotzebue, AK 99752 · Northwest Arctic County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 18
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Utuqqanaat Inaat take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Utuqqanaat Inaat is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Utuqqanaat Inaat reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 7.69
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.40
- Nurse aide hours
- 5.21
- Weekend total hours
- 6.91
- Nursing staff turnover
- 91.4%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 13, 2025 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 25, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Utuqqanaat Inaat in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 17.8 residents live here, about 99% of its 18 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 18
- Average residents per day
- 17.8
- Certified since
- March 15, 2012
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Utuqqanaat Inaat
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in Alaska
Alaska's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Utuqqanaat Inaat, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Utuqqanaat Inaat
What is the CMS star rating of Utuqqanaat Inaat?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Utuqqanaat Inaat accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Utuqqanaat Inaat?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Utuqqanaat Inaat?
Legal Business Name Not Available, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.