Overview
Polaris Transitional Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Alaska average of 3.6. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Anchorage. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in Alaska (the state average is 6.6 hours). Of that, 2.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Alaska average of 8.3. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Alaska nursing homes have been fined.
Polaris Transitional Care is a for-profit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 47 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
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 34%
Top 43%
Top 56%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.61 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)2.56 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.32 hrs
- Nurse aides2.73 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 47
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1983
- 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