Nursing homes in Alaska
20 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.4/5 — +0.41 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 20% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $531,436.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Alaska
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
MAPLE SPRINGS OF WASILLA
5/5Wasilla · 67 bedsMuch above average →SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL LTC
5/5Homer · 28 bedsMuch above average →SEARHC SITKA LONG TERM CARE
5/5Sitka · 19 bedsMuch above average →QUYANNA CARE CENTER
5/5Nome · 18 bedsMuch above average →WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER LTC
5/5Wrangell · 18 bedsMuch above average →PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER LTC
5/5Petersburg · 15 bedsMuch above average →All 20 facilities in Alaska
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| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAPLE SPRINGS OF WASILLA | Wasilla, AK | 5/5 | 67 | — |
| SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL LTC | Homer, AK | 5/5 | 28 | — |
| SEARHC SITKA LONG TERM CARE | Sitka, AK | 5/5 | 19 | — |
| QUYANNA CARE CENTER | Nome, AK | 5/5 | 18 | — |
| WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER LTC | Wrangell, AK | 5/5 | 18 | — |
| PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER LTC | Petersburg, AK | 5/5 | 15 | — |
| HERITAGE PLACE | Soldotna, AK | 4/5 | 60 | — |
| WILDFLOWER COURT | Juneau, AK | 4/5 | 57 | — |
| Denali Center | Fairbanks, AK | 3/5 | 71 | $10,358 |
| POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE | Anchorage, AK | 3/5 | 50 | — |
| PROVIDENCE SEWARD MOUNTAIN HAVEN | Seward, AK | 3/5 | 40 | — |
| PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MED LTC | Kodiak, AK | 3/5 | 22 | — |
| UTUQQANAAT INAAT | Kotzebue, AK | 3/5 | 18 | — |
| YUKON KUSKOKWIM ELDER'S HOME | Bethel, AK | 3/5 | 18 | $10,117 |
| CORDOVA COMMUNITY MED LTC | Cordova, AK | 3/5 | 10 | — |
| PROVIDENCE VALDEZ MEDICAL CENTER | Valdez, AK | 3/5 | 10 | — |
| Polaris Extended Care Abuse icon | Anchorage, AK | 2/5 | 96 | $231,865 |
| MAPLE SPRINGS OF PALMER | Palmer, AK | 2/5 | 67 | $46,594 |
| CENTENNIAL POST ACUTE | Anchorage, AK | 1/5 | 102 | $232,502 |
| KETCHIKAN MED CTR NEW HORIZONS TRANSITIONAL CARE | Ketchikan, AK | 1/5 | 29 | — |
Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Alaska
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 1 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Alaska
1 with a substantiated abuse citation and 0 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Extended Care Abuse icon | Anchorage, AK | 2/5 | 96 | $231,865 |
Choosing between nursing homes in Alaska
The state average hides wide variation. In Alaska the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Alaska?
20 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 815 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Alaska?
3.4 out of 5 stars across 20 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Alaska has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Alaska?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.