Overview
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 2nd of 5 nursing homes in Hilo. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 54% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 15, 2024, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $13,049 in the past three years.
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home is a government-run facility with 95 certified beds, caring for about 72 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2008.
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
- November 15, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $13,049
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.66 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.45 hrs
- Nurse aides3.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 95
- Average residents per day
- 72
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 10, 2008
- 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