Maple Springs Of Palmer is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2020-05-29. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (907) 802-6641 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Maple Springs Of Palmer holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 73.9/100, placing it #6463 of 14703 facilities nationally and #18 of 20 in Alaska. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Maple Springs Of Palmer receives a reported average of 5 hours 1 minute of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 12 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 14 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 34 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 26 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 45.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $75,669. 6 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $75,669, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 201.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Maple Springs Of Palmer ranks 6463rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 73.9/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within AK, it ranks 18th out of 20 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,209 nationally and RN hours rank #1,111 nationally (#17 in AK). Our composite quality score of 73.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Palmer, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/alaska/palmer/