Polaris Extended Care
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Polaris Extended Care is a for profit - limited liability company facility in ANCHORAGE, AK with 96 certified beds and a 1-star overall CMS rating. The facility has 50 deficiency records on file. Total penalties: $220K.
920 COMPASSION CIRCLE, ANCHORAGE, AK 99504
Phone: 9072129200
Overall Rating
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 025036
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 96
- Residents
- 91
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Anchorage
- Last Inspection
- May 22, 2025
Staffing Data
- RN Hours
- 1.88 (nat'l avg: 0.68)
- LPN Hours
- 0.88
- CNA Hours
- 2.58
- Total Nursing Hours
- 5.33 (nat'l avg: 3.89)
- PT Hours
- 0.11
- Nursing Turnover
- 52.5%
- RN Turnover
- 50.0%
What the CMS Record Reveals About Polaris Extended Care
Polaris Extended Care operates 96 certified beds in ANCHORAGE, AK with approximately 91 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results (1★), staffing levels (4★), and quality measures (3★). Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone — a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
The inspection file contains 50 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 6 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 3 penalties totaling $220K against this provider, a tangible indicator that regulators moved beyond citation into financial consequence. Staffing is reported at 5.33 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.89), with RN coverage at 1.88 per resident day — the single staffing metric most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Polaris Extended Care falls into a category where comparative context matters. National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes — ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. Reported nursing turnover at this facility is 52.5%, above the level where continuity of care typically begins to suffer. For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report — the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify details directly with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (50 most recent)
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 3, 2025
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 30, 2025
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 30, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 16, 2025
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 4, 2025
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 4, 2025
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 4, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 30, 2024
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 30, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 2, 2024
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 2, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 27, 2024
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 27, 2024
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 27, 2024
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 2, 2024
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 2, 2024
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 28, 2024
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 13.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 3.2% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 1.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 1.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 2.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 62.5% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 43.5% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | N/A | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | N/A | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 16.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 90.6% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | N/A | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 9.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 18.2% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 24.0% | Yes |
Penalty History 3 penalties totaling $220K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Fine | $99K |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Fine | $10K |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Fine | $111K |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Payment Denial | - |
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Always verify information directly with the facility or your state health department.
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