Nursing Homes in Alaska: Staffing, Turnover, and Penalties
Alaska has 20 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in 18 cities. On CMS's September 2026 figures, nurse aides there log 4.06 hours per resident per day, 75% above the US average of 2.32, and 50.4% of nursing staff leave in a year (US 45.8%).
Alaska averages
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
CMS Care Compare State and US Averages, September 2026 release
Nursing homes by city
The most nursing homes are in Anchorage (3), Bethel (1), Cordova (1). Each city page compares every home on staffing, turnover, CMS stars, and fines.
Largest nursing home chains in Alaska
CMS links 7 of Alaska's homes to these 4 chains. A chain is a group of homes under common ownership or management, as CMS records it.
| Chain | Homes in AK | Homes nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Springs Living | 2 | 3 |
| Providence Health & Services | 2 | 8 |
| The Ensign Group | 2 | 344 |
| Pacs Group | 1 | 275 |
Chain as recorded in the CMS Provider Information file, September 2026 release