KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC

Special Focus Facility candidate · CCN 125026 · KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC. · Non profit - Corporation · 187 certified beds · Honolulu · HI


KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC is a 187-bed nursing home in HONOLULU, Hawaii. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1976-07-01. It averages 131.4 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC?

CMS lists 59 health-inspection deficiencies for KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC since 2023-01-13, 29 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-12.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-12F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G
2026-06-12F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.E
2026-06-12F0641, F0689Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2025-01-08F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.L
2025-01-08F0552, F0656, F0684, F0693, F0695, F0880Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2024-07-19F0580, F0600Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.E
2024-07-19F0609, F0725, F0726, F0842Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.D
2024-02-29F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.G
2024-02-29F0585, F0657Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.D
2024-01-12F0623, F0625, F0880Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2024-01-12F0552, F0657, F0690, F0726, F0761, F0812Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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 care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.D
2023-01-13F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.J
2023-01-13F0727, F0812, F0838, F0880, F0886Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / 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. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.F
2023-01-13F0584, F0656, F0726, F0791, F0835Honor 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / 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. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.E
2023-01-13F0558, F0578, F0585, F0636, F0640, F0641, F0655, F0657, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0690, F0692, F0693, F0697, F0725, F0758, F0883Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D

Why was KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC fined 3 times?

DateTypeAmount
2026-06-12Fine$15,185
2025-01-08Fine$52,781
2024-02-29Fine$30,455

How is KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC staffed relative to the HI average?

MeasureThis facilityHI average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.429954.97232
Total nursing staff turnover (%)26.136.4
Average number of residents per day131.481.9

Who owns KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC?

KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTKUAKINI HEALTH SYSTEMsince 07/07/1983
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEOISHI, GREGGsince 04/01/2024
CORPORATE DIRECTORAI, STEVENsince 01/01/2014
TRUSTEE OF THE SNFOISHI, GREGGsince 04/01/2024

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