Polaris Transitional Care
Nursing home in Anchorage, Alaska, CMS certification number 025018
910 Compassion Circle, Anchorage, AK 99504 · Anchorage County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 50
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Polaris Transitional Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Polaris Transitional 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Polaris Transitional 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
- 5.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 2.56
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.32
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.73
- Weekend total hours
- 4.79
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 48.8%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 21, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 1, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Polaris Transitional Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 46.8 residents live here, about 94% of its 50 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 46.8
- Certified since
- September 1, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Polaris Transitional 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 Transitional Care
- Polaris Extended Care920 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 Transitional 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 Transitional Care
What is the CMS star rating of Polaris Transitional Care?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Polaris Transitional Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Polaris Transitional Care?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Polaris Transitional 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.