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)

  1. South Peninsula Hospital Ltc — Homer (6 deficiencies)
  2. Searhc Sitka Long Term Care — Sitka (7 deficiencies)
  3. Utuqqanaat Inaat — Kotzebue (8 deficiencies)
  4. Wrangell Medical Center Ltc — Wrangell (10 deficiencies)
  5. Petersburg Medical Center Ltc — Petersburg (11 deficiencies)
  6. Cordova Community Med Ltc — Cordova (13 deficiencies)
  7. Providence Valdez Medical Center — Valdez (16 deficiencies)
  8. Heritage Place — Soldotna (19 deficiencies)
  9. Providence Seward Mountain Haven — Seward (19 deficiencies)
  10. Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home — Bethel (19 deficiencies)
  11. Polaris Transitional Care — Anchorage (21 deficiencies)
  12. Ketchikan Med Ctr New Horizons Transitional Care — Ketchikan (26 deficiencies)
  13. Providence Kodiak Island Med Ltc — Kodiak (26 deficiencies)
  14. Quyanna Care Center — Nome (26 deficiencies)
  15. Denali Center — Fairbanks (31 deficiencies)
  16. Maple Springs Of Wasilla — Wasilla (34 deficiencies)
  17. Wildflower Court — Juneau (37 deficiencies)
  18. Maple Springs Of Palmer — Palmer (39 deficiencies)
  19. Polaris Extended Care — Anchorage (79 deficiencies)
  20. Centennial Post Acute — Anchorage (85 deficiencies)

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