Polaris Transitional Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Polaris Transitional Care is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Anchorage, Alaska, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 41% below the Alaska average of 3.95, and 66.0% nursing staff turnover (Alaska average 48.3%).
Polaris Transitional Care
910 Compassion CircleAnchorage, AK 99504
Anchorage County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Polaris Transitional Care, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 41% below the Alaska average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 107 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alaska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 3.95 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.36 | 0.66 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.30 | 2.08 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.97 | 6.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.20 | 5.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
66.0% of nursing staff at Polaris Transitional Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Alaska average of 48.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Alaska average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $109,382 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fine | $109,382 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Polaris Transitional Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alaska average is 3.5.
About Polaris Transitional Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Korsin Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Polaris Transitional Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Polaris Extended Care Anchorage · abuse citation | 0.0 | 96 | 2.18 | 4.61 | — | 2 | $231,865 |
| Centennial Post Acute Anchorage | 2.5 | 102 | 2.79 | 4.47 | 50.4% | 1 | $232,502 |
| Maple Springs of Wasilla Wasilla | 29.4 | 67 | 2.54 | 5.06 | 35.9% | 5 | None |
| Maple Springs of Palmer Palmer | 34.0 | 67 | 2.86 | 5.54 | 60.4% | 1 | $46,594 |
| Heritage Place Soldotna | 66.2 | 60 | 4.78 | 6.85 | 23.6% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
Explore next
Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.