YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME
YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME is a 95-bed nursing home in HILO, Hawaii. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2008-03-10. It averages 67.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME?
CMS lists 39 health-inspection deficiencies for YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME since 2022-10-14, 21 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2024-11-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | F0847 | Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | E |
| 2024-11-15 | F0550, F0561, F0623, F0656, F0684, F0698, F0759, F0812, F0883, F0726 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D |
| 2023-10-30 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2023-10-30 | F0625, F0812 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2023-10-30 | F0641, F0656, F0657, F0686, F0759, F0761, F0880 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2022-10-14 | F0686, F0697 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2022-10-14 | F0656, F0725, F0838, F0880 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2022-10-14 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| 2022-10-14 | F0550, F0572, F0574, F0577, F0657, F0684, F0740, F0744, F0760, F0761, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. / The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
Why was YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-30 | Fine | $13,049 |
How is YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME staffed relative to the HI average?
| Measure | This facility | HI average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.64463 | 4.97232 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 60.3 | 36.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 67.1 | 81.9 |
Who owns YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME, and what chain is it in?
YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME is registered with CMS as Government - State, operates under the legal business name HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION and belongs to the HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION | since 11/21/2007 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | HASH, ALAN, KIRTON, CHARLES, STUART, ANNE | since 03/01/2014 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | IGNACIO, JAY, NUNOKAWA, CLARYSSE, ROSEN, LINDA, SAKO, DEANNA, SMITH, STEPHEN, VANCAMP, CAROL, ZELKO-SCHLUETER, JENNIFER | since 02/24/2018 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BELCHER, DANIEL, BRINKMAN, DANIEL, CHU, EDWARD, FARIAS, CHAD, GOMEZ, LARA, GRAY, JERRY, KUROHARA, RANDALL, ROSEN, LINDA, SKRUCH, JOSEPH, WALTJEN, JONI, WONG, YVONNE | since 02/01/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | EAST HAWAII STATE VETERANS HOME, PETTIJOHN, DAVID | since 01/02/2021 |
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