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Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing
Part of Hawaii Health Systems Corporationsee all 15 affiliated facilities
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.4%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
0.9%
national median 2.8%
better than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
12.5%
national median 12.5%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
2.1%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
15.8%
national median 13.4%
near the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.5 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.6 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.7 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 24.4%
HI average: 5.0 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
HI average: 1.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
HI average: 4.4 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
HI average: 36.4% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Government - State
- Chain
- Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Who owns this facility — 18 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Waltjen, Joni Individual
- Belcher, Daniel Individual
- Farias, Chad Individual
- Gomez, Lara Individual
- Gray, Jerry Individual
- Ho, Brenda Individual
- Ignacio, Jay Individual
- Kurohara, Randall Individual
- Nunokawa, Clarysse Individual
- Sako, Deanna Individual
…and 8 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 5 health (HI avg 10) · 3 fire (HI avg 2.1) Details
14 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: November 22, 2024.
Most recent inspection cycle: 5 health deficiencies · HI average: 10 · National: 9.3
7 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (3) and gas, vacuum, and electrical systems (2).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2023-12-08): 3 deficiencies · HI average: 2.1 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing compares nearby
Compared with the 6 other nursing homes within 50 miles — 7 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 7 nursing homes within 50 miles, Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 6 peers reporting it is 3.5★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median |
|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 6 of 6 nearby peers | 5★ | 3.5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 6 of 6 nearby peers | 4★ | 2★ |
| Staffing reported by 6 of 6 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ |
| Quality measures reported by 6 of 6 nearby peers | 5★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- Hilo Benioff Medical Center
- Life Care Center Of Hilo
- Hale Anuenue Restorative Care
- Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home
- Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
- Life Care Center Of Kona
Cohort: within 50 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work