Overview
Kalakaua Gardens has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 12th of 17 nursing homes in Honolulu. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 72% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 20, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $55,692 in the past three years.
Kalakaua Gardens is a for-profit facility with 49 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2017.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 71%
Top 79%
Top 79%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $55,692
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.17 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.89 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.28 hrs
- Nurse aides2.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 49
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 27, 2017
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes