POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE
POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE is a 50-bed nursing home in ANCHORAGE, Alaska. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1983-09-01. It averages 46.3 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE?
CMS lists 22 health-inspection deficiencies for POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-26.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-11-21 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-11-21 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2025-11-21 | F0552, F0561, F0578, F0609, F0757, F0842, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-07-29 | F0838 | 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. | F |
| 2025-07-29 | F0584 | 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. | D |
| 2024-11-01 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-11-01 | F0552, F0568, F0585, F0657, F0761 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / 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. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / 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. | D |
| 2023-10-17 | F0755, F0760 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | J |
| 2023-09-01 | F0677, F0883 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
Why was POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | Fine | $109,382 |
How is POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE staffed relative to the AK average?
| Measure | This facility | AK average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.97444 | 6.69272 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 66.0 | 48.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 46.3 | 37.0 |
Who owns POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE, and what chain is it in?
POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name KORSIN HEALTHCARE LLC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | TIEVA, DANIEL | since 03/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | WILLITS, ADAM | since 09/12/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, CULLIFER, JARED, WILLITS, ADAM | since 09/12/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | HANCOX, NEIL | since 03/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | HANCOX, NEIL, TIEVA, DANIEL | since 02/11/2025 |
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