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Kuakini Geriatric Care

347 North Kuakini Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Kuakini Geriatric Care has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 13th of 17 nursing homes in Honolulu. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on January 8, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $93,106 in the past three years.

Kuakini Geriatric Care is a nonprofit facility with 187 certified beds, caring for about 128 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.

Medicare ratings

Overall
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.

In Honolulu13th of 17 facilities

Top 77%

Within 100 miles24th of 28 facilities

Top 86%

In Hawaii35th of 41 facilities

Top 86%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
January 8, 2025
Health deficiencies cited
11
Complaint-related deficiencies
4
Fines in the last 3 years
3 totaling $93,106
Payment denials
0
Total penalties
3

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.54 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)1.43 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
  • Nurse aides1.75 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.04 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
187
Average residents per day
128
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
July 1, 1976
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