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Life Care Center of Kona

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Life Care Center of Kona's website

78-6957 Kamehameha Iii Road,
Kailua Kona HI 96740

(808) 322-2790

59.89% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Kona is the lone facility we identified in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. With an overall grade of B+, this nursing home ended up being one of the top 50 facilities in Hawaii. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this place. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii badge

Top Nursing Home in Hawaii Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii badge

Best Nursing Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home also earned an elite short-term care grade. We gave them one of our higher grades in that area, with an impressive grade of A. With our short-term care assessment, we try to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This facility also excelled in inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. The nursing grade weighs several factors. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed 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 nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning residents more often.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we analyzed proved to be this nursing home's worst area. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a decent grade of B- in long-term care. Our long-term care grades are more important for folks in need of more conventional assistance associated with activities of daily living. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.409325 percent of its residents. This place keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Kona Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Kona, 5.49% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Kona, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Kona, 2.67% of Patients had UTIs

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Kona, 16.57% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Kona, 19.37% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Kona, 3.33% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Kona, 98.7% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Kona, 13.22% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Kona, 23.96% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Kona, 23.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Kona, 9.41% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Kona, 78.34% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Kona Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.97 miles away79-1019 Haukapila Street Kealakekua Hawaii 96750Government - State(808) 322-9311

Nearby Dialysis

  • Kona Dialysis5.93 miles away78-6831 Alii Drive Suite 336 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96740CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (808) 322-2131