Nursing home report
Waimea, HI · Medicare-certified · 53 beds
Kauai Care Center in Waimea, HI has a 3-star overall rating, with 3-star health inspections and quality measures and 4-star staffing. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark (4.03 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and recent inspection citations included RN coverage, infection control, and equipment safety.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0322 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0322.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited April 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited April 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
