KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC — Nursing Home in HONOLULU, HI
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 187 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 115.6 |
| CMS Certification Number | 125026 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 3.80 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 1.51 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC had 7 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 8, 2025), including 1 classified as severe.
Inspection Findings — January 8, 2025
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (Level D)Corrected — February 4, 2025
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)Corrected — March 6, 2025
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)Corrected — March 6, 2025
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Level D)Corrected — March 6, 2025
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — February 7, 2025
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level L)Corrected — February 7, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — February 7, 2025
Kuakini Geriatric Care, INC is a 187-bed nursing home in Honolulu, Hawaii. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.8 hours per resident day, below the Hawaii average of 4.5. Its most recent inspection, in January 2025, cited 7 deficiencies, one of them severe. It is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, a designation for persistently poor-performing nursing homes.
Bottom line: this nursing home shows ongoing quality concerns, with below‑average staffing and a Special Focus Facility designation indicating persistent regulatory problems. Ask what concrete, recent actions the facility has taken to correct the severe deficiencies and how it is measuring improvement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC Medicare and Medicaid certified?
KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC's CMS star rating?
KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC?
KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC reports 3.79781 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC had 7 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.
How many beds does KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC have?
KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC has 187 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- LILIHA HEALTHCARE CENTER — 2/5 — 0.1 mi
- Maluhia — 5/5 — 0.5 mi
- 15 CRAIGSIDE — 5/5 — 0.6 mi
- THE CARE CENTER OF HONOLULU — 1/5 — 0.6 mi
- THE CHING VILLAS — 3/5 — 0.8 mi
- NUUANU HALE — 2/5 — 1.2 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 21, 2026.