We were able to find just one nursing home in Waianae, Hawaii. Fortunately, its only nursing home received an excellent overall grade of A-. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the nearby city of Kaneohe a city grade of B, which is also an impressive grade. Nevertheless, we found this facility in Waianae to be even better than most of the nursing homes in Kaneohe. Lastly, Waianae has the prestigious distinction of being the 5 best city in Hawaii according to our ratings.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing home performed extremely well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. In determining our nursing grades, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home also really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A. In the last two categories, Waianae earned a B+ for inspections and a grade of B- for long-term care.