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Nursing homes in Alaska

Alaska has 20 certified nursing homes in 14 areas. Select an area or a city to see its homes in one table.

Areas

Areas of Alaska with a certified nursing home, in order of name
AreaHomesCertified bedsMedian overall ratingCitations for each 100 bedsFines
Anchorage Municipality3248276.2$573,749
Bethel Census Area1183111.1$10,117
Chugach Census Area2203170.0$0
Fairbanks North Star Borough171342.3$10,358
Juneau City and Borough157450.9$0
Kenai Peninsula Borough3128435.2$0
Ketchikan Gateway Borough129158.6$0
Kodiak Island Borough1223118.2$0
Matanuska-Susitna Borough2134551.5$46,594
Nome Census Area1185127.8$0
Northwest Arctic Borough118544.4$0
Petersburg Borough115540.0$0
Sitka City and Borough119531.6$0
Wrangell City and Borough118533.3$0

Citations are the health citations of the last three survey cycles. Fines are the fines in the CMS penalties file, about three years.

Cities

Cities with two or more certified nursing homes. The number is the count of homes.

Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed the data on .

Alaska in figures

The nursing homes in Alaska have 815 certified beds. They have about 741 residents on an average day. 20% of the homes have a CMS overall rating of 1 or 2 stars. In the nation, the share is 41%. 7 homes have an overall rating of 5 stars.

The homes have 62.3 health citations for each 100 certified beds in the last three survey cycles. The figure for the nation is 26.8. CMS lists 12 fines with a total of $640,818 for these homes in its penalties file. CMS also lists 3 payment denials. 1 home has the CMS abuse icon.

Nursing homes in Alaska by CMS overall rating
Overall ratingHomesShareUS share
5 of 5735%20%
4 of 5210%19%
3 of 5735%19%
2 of 515%20%
1 of 5315%21%

F-tags in the state

The requirements that the citations in this state name most often.

F-tags with the most citations in Alaska, three survey cycles
F-tagRequirement (CMS text)Citations
F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.36
F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.25
F0761Ensure 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.24
F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.21
F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.20
F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.19
F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.18
F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.17
F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.12
F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.12
F0585Honor 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.9
F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.9

Chains in the state

Chains with nursing homes in Alaska, in order of name
ChainHomes in Alaska
Maple Springs Living2
PACS Group1
Providence Health & Services2
The Ensign Group2

Fines by year

The CMS penalties file holds about three years. The first year and the last year are not complete.

Fines for nursing homes in Alaska by year, from the CMS penalties file
YearPenaltiesFines
20231$109,382
20246$157,904
20257$363,174
20261$10,358

Record by month

One page for each month: the surveys with citations, the penalties, and the changes in the CMS update of that month.

Monthly record of nursing homes in Alaska, the latest month first
MonthSurveys with citationsCitationsPenaltiesFinesRecorded changes
August 2026000$00
July 2026000$00
June 2026290$00
May 2026150$00
April 2026240$00
March 20264150$00
February 2026110$00
January 20263161$10,3580
December 20252331$155,7530
November 20253121$11,4920
October 2025000$00
September 20252120$00
August 2025390$00
July 2025480$00
June 20253181$37,8980
May 20252421$98,8650
April 2025130$00
March 20253212$49,0490
February 2025110$00
January 20254291$10,1170
December 20241162$38,8510
November 20243140$00
October 20242110$00
September 2024170$00

The site has no recorded change for Alaska. It records changes at each CMS update.

Questions

How many nursing homes in Alaska are Special Focus Facilities?
CMS lists no home in Alaska as a Special Focus Facility or as a candidate. The table of homes on each county page and city page marks these homes.
Which F-tags have the most citations in Alaska?
F-tag 812 has 36 citations in the last three survey cycles. F-tag 880 has 25. F-tag 761 has 24.
What changed in Alaska in the last CMS update?
The site has no recorded change for Alaska. At each CMS update, the site compares the tracked values of each home.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The CSV file on this page has one row for each home in Alaska.