Polaris Transitional & Extended Care
910 Compassion Cir, Anchorage, AK 99504
Polaris Transitional & Extended Care is a senior care community located in Anchorage, AK. It provides nursing home care for older adults in the Anchorage area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (907) 212-9200.
Operated by The Ensign Group, which runs 419 communities in our directory.
Polaris Transitional & Extended Care is licensed for 50 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Anchorage average about 61 beds.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Anchorage average about 2.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in November 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 2.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 66%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 22 problems at Polaris Transitional & Extended Care. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 5 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Polaris Transitional & Extended Care offers nursing home care.
Facility details
- Beds / units 50
- Nursing hours per resident/day 5.0
- Annual staff turnover 66%
- Last health inspection November 2025
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