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Nursing Home Watchlist — Alaska

Homes where the federal record contains at least one of the following: a CMS abuse icon, Special Focus Facility status or candidacy, or a citation scored at actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Ordered with Special Focus homes first.

Read this as a prompt, not a verdict. A citation can be years old and the management responsible may have gone. It means you ask what happened and what changed — and you get a specific answer before you sign anything.

D

48/100

Polaris Extended Care

Anchorage, AK · Anchorage County

CMS 2/5 96 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.61 /day
Staff turnover
Serious cites
10

Abuse icon on record

D

40/100

Centennial Post Acute

Anchorage, AK · Anchorage County

CMS 1/5 102 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.47 /day
Staff turnover
50%
Serious cites
8

8 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

D

45.7/100

Polaris Transitional Care

Anchorage, AK · Anchorage County

CMS 3/5 50 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.97 /day
Staff turnover
66%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

62.2/100

Maple Springs Of Palmer

Palmer, AK · Matanuska-Susitna County

CMS 1/5 67 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.54 /day
Staff turnover
60%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

82.7/100

Denali Center

Fairbanks, AK · Fairbanks North Star County

CMS 3/5 71 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.36 /day
Staff turnover
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

What to do if a home you use is on this list

  1. 1. Read the citations themselves on the home's profile — the inspector's own words tell you whether this was paperwork or a person being hurt.
  2. 2. Ask the administrator directly what happened, when, and what specifically changed afterwards. Ask who was in charge then and whether they still are.
  3. 3. Call your state's Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The service is free, independent, and they know which homes generate complaints.
  4. 4. If you believe someone is at risk right now, contact emergency services and Adult Protective Services — do not wait on a process.
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