Best Nursing Homes in Alaska — 2026 Rankings
Alaska has 20 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 26.6 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- South Peninsula Hospital Ltc — Homer (6 deficiencies)
- Searhc Sitka Long Term Care — Sitka (7 deficiencies)
- Utuqqanaat Inaat — Kotzebue (8 deficiencies)
- Wrangell Medical Center Ltc — Wrangell (10 deficiencies)
- Petersburg Medical Center Ltc — Petersburg (11 deficiencies)
- Cordova Community Med Ltc — Cordova (13 deficiencies)
- Providence Valdez Medical Center — Valdez (16 deficiencies)
- Heritage Place — Soldotna (19 deficiencies)
- Providence Seward Mountain Haven — Seward (19 deficiencies)
- Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home — Bethel (19 deficiencies)
- Polaris Transitional Care — Anchorage (21 deficiencies)
- Ketchikan Med Ctr New Horizons Transitional Care — Ketchikan (26 deficiencies)
- Providence Kodiak Island Med Ltc — Kodiak (26 deficiencies)
- Quyanna Care Center — Nome (26 deficiencies)
- Denali Center — Fairbanks (31 deficiencies)
- Maple Springs Of Wasilla — Wasilla (34 deficiencies)
- Wildflower Court — Juneau (37 deficiencies)
- Maple Springs Of Palmer — Palmer (39 deficiencies)
- Polaris Extended Care — Anchorage (79 deficiencies)
- Centennial Post Acute — Anchorage (85 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Alaska
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 103 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 99 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 71 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 69 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 56 citations