Kuakini Geriatric Care, INC

Nursing home in Honolulu, HI

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 347 North Kuakini Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 547-9357
Listed under: Nonprofit
Medicare CCN: 125026
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 187
Average residents per day: 131
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Kuakini Geriatric Care, INC.
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jul 1, 1976
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 125026. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 8, 2025. CMS lists 59 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 13, 2023 to Jun 12, 2026): 13 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS lists this facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 12, 2026	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 12, 2026	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 12, 2026	Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 12, 2026	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	L Immediate jeopardy, widespread
Jul 19, 2024	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 59. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 3 fines totalling $98,421 in the last three years.

Jun 12, 2026	Fine: $15,185
Jan 8, 2025	Fine: $52,781
Feb 29, 2024	Fine: $30,455

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.43 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 1.40 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.67 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.97 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 26%
RN turnover (yearly): 26%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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