State data · CMS September 2026
Nursing homes in Alaska
Alaska has 20 nursing homes certified for Medicare or Medicaid, with 815 certified beds and a median occupancy of 92.8% (US median 85.7%). 30% are for-profit, 40% nonprofit and 30% government-owned, and 35% belong to a chain or affiliated group. HUD has endorsed 1 FHA-insured Section 232 nursing home loans in Alaska since fiscal 2001, totaling $0 billion in original principal, 0 of them since fiscal 2021.
- Facilities
- 20
- Certified beds
- 815
- Median occupancy
- 92.8%
- Median nurse hours / resident day
- 6.85
- HUD 232 loans since FY2001
- 1
Star ratings
CMS overall ratings for the 20 rated Alaska facilities. None is on the CMS Special Focus Facility list or its candidate list.
Ownership
| Measure | Alaska | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit | 6 | 30% |
| Nonprofit | 8 | 40% |
| Government | 6 | 30% |
| Changed ownership in the last 12 months | 0 | 0% |
| Private equity owner self-reported to CMS | 0 | 0% |
| REIT owner self-reported to CMS | 0 | 0% |
Largest chains and affiliated groups in Alaska
- The Ensign Group: 2 facilities
- Maple Springs Living: 2 facilities
- Providence Health & Services: 2 facilities
- Pacs Group: 1 facility
Facilities with HUD Section 232 history
None of Alaska's current facilities matched a loan in HUD's healthcare endorsement database.
Largest by certified beds
- Centennial Post Acute, Anchorage: 102 beds
- Polaris Extended Care, Anchorage: 96 beds
- Denali Center, Fairbanks: 71 beds
- Maple Springs of Palmer, Palmer: 67 beds
- Maple Springs of Wasilla, Wasilla: 67 beds
- Heritage Place, Soldotna: 60 beds
- Wildflower Court, Juneau: 57 beds
- Polaris Transitional Care, Anchorage: 50 beds
- Providence Seward Mountain Haven, Seward: 40 beds
- Ketchikan Med Ctr New Horizons Transitional Care, Ketchikan: 29 beds
Every Alaska facility
The full list is sorted by city, on one page.
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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