Anchorage County, Alaska
County inventory for Anchorage County, Alaska is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
5 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Anchorage County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Alaska medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet AK-ANCHORAGE-ALASKA · Anchorage, AK
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 248 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 5 HH
- RANK-MID #1,007/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-HIGH $9,882/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 5/5 HH
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Anchorage County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Anchorage County: 5 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 248 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.7/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Alaska medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $9,882/mo, semi-private nursing $27,831/mo, private nursing N/A/mo, home health aide $7,245/mo, adult day $3,792/mo. Local Anchorage County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (100% of 3 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Anchorage, AK
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 1★
- 3 1★
Nursing Homes in Anchorage County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Transitional Care | Anchorage | 3/5 | 50 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Centennial Post Acute | Anchorage | 1/5 | 102 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Polaris Extended Care | Anchorage | 1/5 | 96 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Anchorage County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Providence at Home With Compassus Hh Anchorage | Anchorage | 4.5 |
| Alaskan Home Health, Inc | Anchorage | 3.5 |
| Enhabit Health Home Health | Anchorage | 3.5 |
| Infinite Care of Alaska | Anchorage | 2.0 |
| Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc | Anchorage | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Anchorage County, AK, both outside AK so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Alaska overview below stays the geo path).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (5 here).
Continue on the Alaska elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Alaska state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Anchorage County.