Overview
Kauai Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Waimea. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 5, 2024, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 49% of Hawaii nursing homes have been fined.
Kauai Care Center is a for-profit facility with 53 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2011.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 5, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.07 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.93 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.52 hrs
- Nurse aides2.63 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 53
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 8, 2011
- 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