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Hilo Medical Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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1190 Waianuenue Avenue,
Hilo HI 96720

(808) 932-3000

110.99% estimated occupancy 1

Hilo Medical Center is a nursing home in Hilo, Hawaii, which has 46,165 people. With an overall score of A, this is undoubtedly an elite nursing home. This facility turned out to be one of the better nursing homes in the city, which boasts a good selection of nursing homes. Headlining this place's exemplary report card is its nursing score, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - State
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Hilo, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hilo, Hawaii Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Hilo, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hilo, Hawaii Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Hilo, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hilo, Hawaii Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Hawaii in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning residents at least once a day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On the list of its many dominant scores, this facility was awarded first-rate long-term care grade. In fact, it received a score of A in this category. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.354836 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize negative health outcomes for the aged 65 and up population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. It received one of our highest grades in that category with an A. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to our next category, this nursing home received an extremely favorable short-term care grade. We awarded it a grade of B+ in that category, topping off one of our finer report cards. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Hilo Medical Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Hilo Medical Center, 8.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Hilo Medical Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Hilo Medical Center, 3.29% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Hilo Medical Center, 24.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Hilo Medical Center, 16.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Hilo Medical Center, 0% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Hilo Medical Center, 97.18% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Hilo Medical Center, 6.19% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Hilo Medical Center, 22.53% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Many would argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Hilo Medical Center, 22.53% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Scores for Hilo, HI

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Hilo, Hawaii has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Hilo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away1190 Waianuenue Avenue Hilo Hawaii 96720Government - State(808) 932-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Hilo Dialysis2.71 miles away1384 Kinoole Street Big Island Hilo Hawaii 96720CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 48 (808) 935-3422