Overview
Polaris Extended Care has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Alaska average of 3.6. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Anchorage. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 93% of nursing homes in Alaska (the state average is 6.6 hours). Of that, 1.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 22, 2025, found 39 health deficiencies, more than the Alaska average of 8.3. 11 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $231,865 in the past three years.
Polaris Extended Care is a for-profit facility with 96 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2013.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 72%
Top 85%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 39
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 11
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $231,865
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.78 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.76 hrs
- Nurse aides2.46 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 13, 2013
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes