Anchorage, AK · less than 1 mile away
Polaris Transitional Care
⌖ Anchorage, AK · Anchorage County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds50
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Polaris Transitional Care
Polaris Transitional Care is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Anchorage, AK. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Alaska is 3.4. At its last full inspection (Nov 2025), inspectors found 10 problems, close to the Alaska average of 9.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 58 min a day with each resident, less than the Alaska average of 6 hr 53 min. About 66% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility namePolaris Transitional Care
LocationAnchorage County, Alaska
Phone(907) 212-9200
Address910 Compassion Circle, Anchorage, AK 99504 · Anchorage County
CMS provider number25018
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyThe Ensign Group · 343 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 1, 1983 (43 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Nov 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection10 (Nov 2025)Alaska average: 9.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Registered nurse time per resident2 hr 18 min a dayAlaska average: 2 hr 07 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 58 min a dayAlaska average: 6 hr 53 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover66% a yearAlaska average: 50%Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Alaska average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital12.5%State average: 15.0%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit14.6%State average: 11.0%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 0.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 9 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.4%State average: 3.2%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)8.9%State average: 6.9%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs18.2%State average: 18.8%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.5State average: 1.0Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Alaska average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Medicare pays for much of the care here, typically short rehab stays. In Alaska, Medicaid pays for 85% of resident days at a typical home.
- 30% Medicaid
- 53% Medicare
- 17% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average95%Alaska typical: 91%
Cost of care per resident day$1,160Alaska typical: $796
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.0
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | – |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5.0 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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