Honolulu Senior AdvisorMaluhia is a 158-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1027 Hala Drive in Honolulu, Oahu (CMS certification number 125009). CMS gives Maluhia an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Maluhia's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Maluhia an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 5 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 158 / 80.8 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Government - State |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (7 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 1, 1967 |
| Located inside a hospital (CMS) | No |
On an average day it cares for about 81 residents, roughly 51% of its certified beds (below the 88% median across Oahu's certified nursing homes).
How did Maluhia do on its latest inspections?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Maluhia is dated July 10, 2025 and recorded 2 health deficiencies (1 from the standard survey and 1 from complaint investigations).
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on July 3, 2024, recorded 10 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Oahu's certified nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 9, so Maluhia sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports 5 fines totaling $67,328 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Maluhia?
Each resident at Maluhia receives about 4.31 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (lower than the Oahu median of 4.65), of which 1.78 hours come from registered nurses (higher than the Oahu median of 1.69).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.20 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 30.6% (lower than the Oahu median of 32.8%), and registered-nurse turnover is 15.6%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
How does Maluhia compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 158 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 0.4 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 | 0.4 | 92 | 4 of 5 | January 31, 2025 | 11 |
| Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc 347 North Kuakini Street, 96817 | 0.5 | 187 | 2 of 5 | January 8, 2025 | 11 |
| The Ching Villas 2230 Liliha Street, 96817 | 0.6 | 163 | 4 of 5 | January 16, 2026 | 13 |
| Nuuanu Hale 2900 Pali Highway, 96817 | 0.7 | 75 | 3 of 5 | February 27, 2026 | 14 |
| The Care Center of Honolulu 1900 Bachelot Street, 96817 | 0.8 | 182 | 3 of 5 | November 19, 2025 | 9 |
Where is Maluhia and what else is nearby?
Maluhia sits in the Downtown, Nuuanu & Liliha part of Honolulu; the nearest hospital in CMS's hospital list is The Queen's Medical Center, about 1.3 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Straub Clinic and Hospital at about 1.3 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 should we ask on a tour of Maluhia?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Maluhia kept its latest inspection at 2 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 30.6% is at or below the Oahu median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $67,328 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 51% 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 Maluhia accepts QUEST Integration members for long-term stays and which health plans it contracts with.
