Arcadia Retirement Residence
1434 Punahou Street, Honolulu HI 96822 · (808) 941-0941 · 93.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Arcadia Retirement Residence is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sporting an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is ranked among the best nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top five percentile of all facilities in the country. Headlining this facility's stellar profile is its nursing score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. The nursing rating is based on many factors, however, the most important one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provides an incredible 5.2 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Out of that total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this place also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed as well as any facility in Hawaii when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home received high marks in the area of short-term care. Consequently, it received one of our best grades in that area with a grade of A+. In forming these short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. One reason for this nursing home's strong score in this area is it provides more care from registered nurses than the average nursing home. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. This place fared as well as just about any nursing home in Hawaii in this area with 62.9 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, at most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay patients are able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a grade of of A+ for its long-term care grade. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of very favorable nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination data is top notch also. In fact, it vaccinated 98.64865 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
Finally, this nursing home also earned excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our best scores in that area, with an A-. Few nursing homes can boast of receiving an A- or better in every category. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arcadia Retirement Residence Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better