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Community overview

Fairbanks Pioneer Home is one of the six Alaska Pioneer Homes, licensed assisted living homes owned and operated by the State of Alaska. It opened in 1967 and is at 2221 Eagan Avenue in Fairbanks. The home is laid out in three neighborhoods with accommodations for 91 elders, and it serves people from those who are fully independent to those with in-depth physical and memory care needs.

Search description

Fairbanks Pioneer Home is a state-run assisted living home in Fairbanks, Alaska, with three neighborhoods for 91 elders.

Care & support

The neighborhood layout is intended to create an atmosphere where residents who have dementia are safe and feel appreciated.

Care & support

The home is an Eden Alternative Registered Home, with an environment that includes plants, animals, children and activities with community members of all ages.

Care & support

Applicants must be Alaska residents aged 60 or older who need the aid, benefit or safety of a Pioneer Home.

Activities & connection

The home is next to the local senior center, giving residents access to a variety of activities both outside and inside the home.

Activities & connection

Volunteers visit to provide activities for residents, and the Fairbanks home has a visiting pet program.

Shared spaces & amenities

The campus sits on 16 quiet acres of birch trees and blueberry patches, with flower, herb and vegetable gardens that staff and residents maintain.

Location & getting around

The home is at 2221 Eagan Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, on a campus beside the local senior center.