Polaris Extended Care
Nursing home in Anchorage, Alaska, CMS certification number 025036
920 Compassion Circle, Anchorage, AK 99504 · Anchorage County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 39
- Fines in 3 years
- $231,865 (4)
Does Polaris Extended Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Polaris Extended Care is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Polaris Extended Care reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.78
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.57
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 4.04
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 22, 2025 and cited 39 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 19, 2024, found 22.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Polaris Extended Care. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Polaris Extended Care 4 times in the past 3 years, for $231,865 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 93.2 residents live here, about 97% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 93.2
- Certified since
- February 13, 2013
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Polaris Extended Care
- Legal business name
- Korsin Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Polaris Extended Care
- Polaris Transitional Care910 Compassion Circle, Anchorage 99504
- Centennial Post Acute9100 Centennial Drive, Anchorage 99504
- Maple Springs of Wasilla3265 E Meridian Loop, Wasilla 99654
- Maple Springs of Palmer12130 East Maple Springs Way, Palmer 99645
- Heritage Place232 Rockwell Avenue, Soldotna 99669
Who inspects nursing homes in Alaska
Alaska's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Alaska, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Polaris Extended Care, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Polaris Extended Care
What is the CMS star rating of Polaris Extended Care?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Polaris Extended Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Polaris Extended Care?
39 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Polaris Extended Care?
Korsin Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.