From 2 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 28, 2026Sources
The short version
You would step into Centennial Post Acute in Anchorage on a skilled nursing, long-term care, and post-acute rehab floor. Our one recent posting shows $52.45 an hour.
Employer research, Jul 28, 2026
One recent posting here lands at $52.45 an hour for skilled nursing and post-acute rehab work in Anchorage.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-28You would be on a skilled nursing, long-term care, and post-acute rehab unit where total nurse hours sit at 4.725 HPRD and RN hours at 1.098 HPRD.
For experienced nursesReviewers describe a clean building, polite caring staff, and a supportive culture, with social services going above and beyond.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: centennialpa.com
Nursing here
The units
Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care / Post-Acute Rehab
Facility is skilled nursing and rehabilitation; CMS total nurse HPRD 4.725, RN HPRD 1.098, CNA HPRD 3.121.
Sources
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Caring supportive staff and culture
- Reviewers describe clean facility, polite caring staff, and a supportive culture; social services staff went above and beyond.
Sources
As of 2026Source: centennialpa.com- CMS quality vs staffing contrast
- Strong staffing rating and nurse hours above national average, but overall CMS quality and health inspection rated much below average with high turnover.
Sources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
The hard parts
Overall CMS quality and health inspection scores sit much below average, and turnover is high, even though staffing hours rate stronger.
Sources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
- Which requirements must I meet before applying, and which can wait until after hire?
Living in Anchorage, AK
Anchor your nursing career in Alaska’s tertiary care epicenter, treating patients flown in from hundreds of remote bush communities. Off-shift, the Chugach Mountains and Tony Knowles Coastal Trail sit minutes from the U-Med District. With living costs about 5% above the national average, Anchorage rewards adventurous RNs with wilderness and frontier-scale clinical impact.
Browse roles in Anchorage- Metro price level · Anchorage area
- 5% above the national average
- BEA index 105.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,489/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $103,284/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Current openings at Centennial Post Acute
- RN
Sources
- allnurses.com/nursing-homes/centennial-post-acute-r232
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- centennialpa.com
Employer website, The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026
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