Honolulu Senior AdvisorKalakaua Gardens is a 49-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1723 Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, Oahu (CMS certification number 125066). CMS gives Kalakaua Gardens an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give Kalakaua Gardens in Honolulu?
CMS gives Kalakaua Gardens an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 5 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 49 / 43.3 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Partnership |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | June 27, 2017 |
| Located inside a hospital (CMS) | No |
On an average day it cares for about 43 residents, roughly 88% of its certified beds (in line with the 88% median across Oahu's certified nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Kalakaua Gardens?
February 20, 2026 is the date of Kalakaua Gardens's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 11 cited deficiencies: 10 standard-survey and 1 complaint-related.
One cycle earlier (standard survey January 17, 2025), CMS logged 12 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With an island median of 9 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is higher than most Oahu homes.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $55,692 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Kalakaua Gardens?
Each resident at Kalakaua Gardens receives about 5.17 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (higher than the Oahu median of 4.65), of which 1.89 hours come from registered nurses (higher than the Oahu median of 1.69).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 4.86 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 30.0% (lower than the Oahu median of 32.8%), and registered-nurse turnover is 35.0%.
How does Kalakaua Gardens compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 49 certified beds it is smaller than the Oahu median of 96 beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Hale Ola Kino by Arcadia in Honolulu, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, rated 5 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Ola Kino by Arcadia 1314 Kalakaua Ave Second Floor, 96826 | 0.7 | 32 | 5 of 5 | June 26, 2026 | 1 |
| Oahu Care Facility 1808 South Beretania Street, 96826 | 0.8 | 82 | 4 of 5 | November 18, 2025 | 9 |
| Islands Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation 1205 Alexander Street, 96826 | 0.8 | 42 | 1 of 5 | April 30, 2025 | 14 |
| Arcadia Retirement Residence 1434 Punahou Street, 96822 | 0.9 | 91 | 4 of 5 | October 4, 2024 | 7 |
| Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1677 Pensacola Street, 96822 | 1.2 | 288 | Not rated by CMS | May 1, 2026 | 26 |
Which hospitals are near Kalakaua Gardens?
Kalakaua Gardens sits in the Makiki, Manoa, Moiliili & Waikiki part of Honolulu; the nearest hospital in CMS's hospital list is The Queen's Medical Center, about 1.7 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Straub Clinic and Hospital at about 1.7 miles; distances use CMS coordinates and ZIP centroids, not drive times.
The same street address also holds Kalakaua Gardens (state-licensed assisted living, license 21-ALF).
Within about 2.5 miles there are 8 licensed expanded adult residential care homes, the Hawaii setting where a resident at nursing-facility level of care can live in a small home with a registered nurse case manager. For long-term care that is often the alternative families weigh against a nursing home bed.
What should we ask on a tour of Kalakaua Gardens?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask to see the plan of correction for the 11 deficiencies cited on February 20, 2026, and what changed afterward.
- Turnover of 30.0% is at or below the Oahu median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $55,692 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 88% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Med-QUEST will pay eventually, confirm Kalakaua Gardens accepts QUEST Integration members for long-term stays and which health plans it contracts with.
