POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE
Ratings & Quality
Staffing Details
| RN Hours per Resident per Day | 2.73 |
|---|---|
| Total Nurse Hours per Resident per Day | 5.56 |
| Number of Certified Beds | 50 |
| Number of Residents | 48 |
Inspection Deficiencies (21)
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Correction date: 2025-08-20
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
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.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Correction date: 2026-01-09
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Correction date: 2025-08-12
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.
Correction date: 2025-08-12
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Correction date: 2024-12-21
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Correction date: 2024-12-21
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.
Correction date: 2024-12-21
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Correction date: 2024-12-21
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.
Correction date: 2024-12-21
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction date: 2024-12-21
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Correction date: 2023-10-19
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction date: 2023-10-19
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Correction date: 2023-10-24
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Correction date: 2023-10-24
Penalties & Fines
| Date | Type | Fine Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | Fine | $109,382 |
Facility Information
- Address 910 COMPASSION CIRCLE, Anchorage, AK 99504
- Phone 9072129200
- Type Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership For profit - Limited Liability company
About POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE
POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Anchorage, Alaska. The facility has 50 certified beds and currently houses 48 residents. It has received an overall quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars from CMS. The facility has 21 inspection deficiencies on record. Total fines assessed: $109,382 across 1 penalties. Registered nurse hours are 2.73 per resident per day.