01 / INSPECTION LEDGER
Survey cycles in this release
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2025-11-21 | 10 | 2025-11-21 | 0 |
| Cycle 2 | 2024-11-01 | 8 | 2024-11-01 | 1 |
| Cycle 3 | 2023-09-01 | 4 | 2023-09-01 | 1 |
CMS CCN 0250182026-08-01 PROCESSING DATE
NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD
Polaris Transitional Care
910 Compassion Circle · Anchorage, AK 99504 · Anchorage County
Certified beds50CMS provider file
Recent citation rows24current CMS citation release
Penalty rows1current CMS penalties file
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The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.
02 / CITATION DETAIL
24 rows in the current release
2 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 2 carry J–L. 3 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.
2026-03-26 · HEALTHF0684Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-03-30 · complaint2025-11-21 · HEALTHF0552Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Correction field: Past Non-Compliance · 2025-08-202025-11-21 · HEALTHF0561Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0578Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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 field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0609Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0684Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0757Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0812Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0842Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-11-21 · HEALTHF0880Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-01-092025-07-29 · HEALTHF0584Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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 field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-12 · complaint2025-07-29 · HEALTHF0838Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Administration Deficiencies
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 field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-12 · complaint2024-11-01 · HEALTHF0552Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-212024-11-01 · HEALTHF0568Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-212024-11-01 · HEALTHF0585Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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 field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-212024-11-01 · HEALTHF0657Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-212024-11-01 · HEALTHF0761Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-212024-11-01 · HEALTHF0812Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-212024-11-01 · FIREK0300Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Egress Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-012023-10-17 · HEALTHF0755Severity J · isolated immediate jeopardy
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-10-19 · complaint2023-10-17 · HEALTHF0760Severity J · isolated immediate jeopardy
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-10-19 · complaint2023-09-01 · HEALTHF0677Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-10-242023-09-01 · HEALTHF0883Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-10-242023-09-01 · FIREK0351Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-10-2703 / ENFORCEMENT FILE
Penalties reported by CMS
Fine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Payment-denial days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | Fine | $109,382 | 0 |
04 / OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES
Who appears in the CMS file
- TIEVA, DANIELIndividual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYNOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2025
- WILLITS, ADAMIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 09/12/2024
- BURNAM, SOONIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 09/12/2024
- CULLIFER, JAREDIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 09/12/2024
- WILLITS, ADAMIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 09/12/2024
- HANCOX, NEILIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2025
- HANCOX, NEILIndividual · ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE · since 02/11/2025
- TIEVA, DANIELIndividual · ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2025
Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.
05 / CMS STAFFING FIELDS
Reported hours and turnover
Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.
Total nurse hours4.97per resident day
RN hours2.30per resident day
Weekend nurse hours4.20per resident day
Staff turnover66.0%CMS reported field
06 / LOCAL RECORDS
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