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Life Care Center of Hilo

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Life Care Center of Hilo's website

944 West Kawailani Street,
Hilo HI 96720

(808) 959-9151

81.5% estimated occupancy ¹

Life Care Center of Hilo is one of five facilities in Hilo, Hawaii. With an overall score of A-, this is without a doubt a very good facility. We ranked this facility in the top 25 facilities in Hawaii. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its short-term care score, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Meal Delivery
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home an A for our short-term care rating. In forming these short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving a resident more frequently.

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility also was given a strong long-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.031815 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Lastly, we looked at the area of inspections. This facility received a very impressive score in this category. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. Arguably the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. 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.

Life Care Center of Hilo Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 2.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 0.98% of Patients had UTIs

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 18.44% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 18.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 0.14% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients demonstrating signs of depression. Increased levels of depression may indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 98.85% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 12.29% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 20.76% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

In Life Care Center of Hilo, 0.38 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of patients.