Hale Ho'ola Hamakua is the lone nursing home we identified in Honokaa, Hawaii. It looks like this nursing home is one of the highest-graded nursing homes we found. A score of this caliber requires top-notch scores across the board. We also wanted to point out that this nursing home is located in a hospital. Typically, this indicates that more intensive medical services are available. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category grades, which are also impressive. It would be hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
Hale Ho'ola Hamakua
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
45-547 Plumeria Street,
Honokaa HI 96727
93.18% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. When calculating a facility's nursing grade, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are seeing residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provided 4.8 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is among the more impressive totals in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by both of these figures. In addition to providing high levels of care, this facility also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed as well as any facility in the nation when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home was superb in our long-term care category. We gave them an exemplary score of A+ in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. On top of offering very favorable levels of nursing care, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.082565 percent of its patients. This percentage is also significantly higher than the average nursing home. This combination proved to be effective as this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Facility Inspections
Another impressive feature of this facility is its inspection grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we graded is short-term care, where this facility received a B+. This wrapped up a first-rate profile. Only a select few facilities received a B+ or higher in all four categories. With our short-term care grade, we attempt to create a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. The final item we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hale Ho'ola Hamakua Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 5.65% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 2.15% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 2.54% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 8.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 7.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 1.47% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 97.19% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 11.27% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 21.75% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 21.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, 75.81% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hale Ho'ola HamakuaCritical Access Hospitals 0.1 miles away45-547 Plumeria Street Honokaa Hawaii 96727Government - State(808) 932-4100
Nearby Dialysis
- North Hawaii Dialysis12.54 miles away67-1123 Mamalahoa Highway #112 Kamuela Hawaii 96743Dialysis Stations: 9 (808) 930-2001