Maple Springs of Wasilla
Strong Medicare quality ratings; families often praise compassionate and attentive nursing staff. Still worth an in-person visit.
based on 9 Google reviews

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What this means for your family
While the facility is highly regarded for its compassionate nursing care and involved leadership, the recent report regarding dietary safety is a critical red flag. If your loved one has specific medical dietary needs, ensure you have a clear, documented plan with the clinical team before admission and verify how they monitor allergy compliance.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
9 reviews on Google“Maple Springs of Wasilla receives high praise for its welcoming environment, compassionate leadership, and dedicated nursing staff who treat residents like family. However, recent feedback highlights a serious concern regarding the facility's ability to manage specific dietary restrictions, suggesting potential lapses in clinical oversight for residents with medical allergies.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
- Welcoming and beautiful facility environment
- Proactive and involved leadership team
Concerns
- Failure to accommodate medically diagnosed dietary restrictions
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 9 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
Questions for Your Tour
- 1We've heard wonderful things about how compassionate and attentive the nursing staff is here; how do you ensure that level of care remains consistent across all shifts?
- 2With the leadership team being so proactive and involved, how often do administrators interact directly with the residents and their families?
- 3We want to make sure all dietary needs are met—what is your process for managing specific, medically diagnosed dietary restrictions for residents?
- 4Could you tell us more about the dining experience and how meals are prepared and served to the residents each day?
- 5In the event of a medical emergency during the night, what is the protocol for ensuring immediate care and notifying the family?
- 6The facility looks beautiful and very welcoming; what kind of daily activities or social outings are available to help residents stay engaged with the community?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The Director/CEO of Maple Springs came all the way into Anchorage with his wife to visit my dear sweet mother in her last few days of her life! My family and I were truly touched by this compassionate visit!!”
“The Dietitians assistant here has adamantly refused and failed to provide my grandmother with a diet that is free from her DIAGNOSED ALLERGIES!”
“My elderly mom has been to maple springs and really enjoyed it. While she was healing. Wonderful companionate nurses.”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026This facility meets the national staffing benchmarks. Higher staffing is linked to fewer falls and better day-to-day care.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with pressure sores (bedsores)
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents who got a urinary tract infection
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
This facility shows recurring issues across multiple surveys, particularly with care planning and resident assessments, medication management, and fire safety systems. Problems with developing proper care plans and conducting timely resident assessments have persisted from 2023 through 2024, indicating ongoing challenges in core care areas. One family filed a complaint about medication practices in 2023. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the repeated patterns suggest systemic issues that families should discuss during visits.
Jul 3, 2025Routine5
Services Deficiencies
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jun 21, 2024Routine17
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Smoke Deficiencies
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Jul 6, 2023Complaint1
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Mar 24, 2023Routine28
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration Deficiencies
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Egress Deficiencies
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Egress Deficiencies
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Smoke Deficiencies
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Egress Deficiencies
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Smoke Deficiencies
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors.
Federal Penalties
Payment Denial
Jun 21, 2024
25-day denial
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Maple Springs of Wasilla
for profit
Chain Affiliation
Maple Springs Living
3 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.7/5 · Rank 1 of 3 (Best)
Ownership & Management
Owners
Maple Springs of Matsu Holdings, LLC
Owner · Organization
The Osiris Group
Owner · Organization
Larmed, LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Dunn, Marc
Owner (parent company)
Larsen, Gregory
Owner (parent company)
Larsen, Nicholas
Owner (parent company)
Key personnel
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