Honolulu Senior AdvisorKuakini Geriatric Care, Inc is a 187-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 347 North Kuakini Street in Honolulu, Oahu (CMS certification number 125026). CMS gives Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 4 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 187 / 127.7 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 1, 1976 |
| Located inside a hospital (CMS) | No |
On an average day it cares for about 128 residents, roughly 68% of its certified beds (below the 88% median across Oahu's certified nursing homes).
How did Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc do on its latest inspections?
January 8, 2025 is the date of Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 11 cited deficiencies: 7 standard-survey and 4 complaint-related.
Looking back, the survey dated January 12, 2024 produced 18 deficiencies and infection-control reviews added 0 citations. Against the 9-deficiency median for Honolulu County nursing homes, the latest count is on the high side.
CMS reports 3 fines totaling $93,106 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc?
CMS's staffing data credits Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc with 3.54 nurse hours per resident day, lower than the Oahu median of 4.65; RN time is 1.43 hours per resident day, lower than the Oahu median of 1.69.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.07 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 22.4% (lower than the Oahu median of 32.8%), and registered-nurse turnover is 17.6%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
How does Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 187 certified beds it is larger than the Oahu median of 96 beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Liliha Healthcare Center in Honolulu, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liliha Healthcare Center 1814 Liliha Street, 96817 | 0.1 | 92 | 4 of 5 | January 31, 2025 | 11 |
| Maluhia 1027 Hala Drive, 96817 | 0.5 | 158 | 5 of 5 | July 10, 2025 | 2 |
| 15 Craigside 15 Craigside Place, 96817 | 0.6 | 45 | 5 of 5 | June 23, 2025 | 1 |
| The Care Center of Honolulu 1900 Bachelot Street, 96817 | 0.6 | 182 | 3 of 5 | November 19, 2025 | 9 |
| The Ching Villas 2230 Liliha Street, 96817 | 0.8 | 163 | 4 of 5 | January 16, 2026 | 13 |
Which hospitals are near Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc?
Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc sits in the Downtown, Nuuanu & Liliha part of Honolulu; the nearest hospital in CMS's hospital list is The Queen's Medical Center, about 1.0 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Straub Clinic and Hospital at about 1.0 miles; distances use CMS coordinates and ZIP centroids, not drive times.
Within about 2.5 miles there are 28 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 questions does Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc's record raise?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 11 deficiencies cited on January 8, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Turnover of 22.4% is at or below the Oahu median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $93,106 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 68% 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 Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc accepts QUEST Integration members for long-term stays and which health plans it contracts with.
