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Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Grade: A-plus
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Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui's website

4389 Malia Street,
Honolulu HI 96821

(808) 218-7001

73% estimated occupancy 1

Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui is a very-small non-profit nursing home located in Honolulu, Hawaii. This facility has the distinction of being one of the top three nursing homes in Hawaii. Despite Honolulu featuring 18 nursing homes to choose from, this one managed to stand out as a first-rate option. Headlining this place's stellar report card is its short-term care score, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Honolulu, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Honolulu, Hawaii Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2021

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

On top of faring well overall, this facility received high marks in our short-term care rating as well. As a result, it received our highest score in that category with a score of A+. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is generally a fair assessment of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The final item we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition, this facility received high marks in the area of nursing. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. The nursing score assesses a handful of factors, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also awarded this facility a grade of of A+ for its long-term care grade. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Lastly, this nursing home also earned excellent inspection reports in recent years. We awarded it one of our best scores in that area, with a grade of A. Few other nursing homes can boast of receiving an A- or better in every single category. Our inspection scores are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. It does not appear that we have deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 7.32% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term residents who sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 2.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents which were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A+

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 0% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 100% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 13.33% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 10.43% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui, 89.16% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Scores for Honolulu, HI

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • 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

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