Honolulu Senior AdvisorNuuanu Hale is a 75-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 2900 Pali Highway in Honolulu, Oahu (CMS certification number 125024). CMS gives Nuuanu Hale 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 Nuuanu Hale in Honolulu?
CMS gives Nuuanu Hale an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 4 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 75 / 67.8 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | June 16, 1975 |
| Located inside a hospital (CMS) | No |
On an average day it cares for about 68 residents, roughly 90% of its certified beds (above the 88% median across Oahu's certified nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Nuuanu Hale?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Nuuanu Hale is dated February 27, 2026 and recorded 14 health deficiencies (14 from the standard survey and 3 from complaint investigations).
Looking back, the survey dated February 6, 2025 produced 25 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 1 fine totaling $27,310 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Nuuanu Hale?
CMS's staffing data credits Nuuanu Hale 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 20.8% (lower than the Oahu median of 32.8%), and registered-nurse turnover is 29.2%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to Nuuanu Hale nearby?
With 75 certified beds it is smaller than the Oahu median of 96 beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Maluhia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maluhia 1027 Hala Drive, 96817 | 0.7 | 158 | 5 of 5 | July 10, 2025 | 2 |
| Avalon Care Center - Honolulu, LLC 1930 Kamehameha IV Rd, 96819 | 0.7 | 108 | 2 of 5 | April 3, 2025 | 20 |
| The Ching Villas 2230 Liliha Street, 96817 | 1.0 | 163 | 4 of 5 | January 16, 2026 | 13 |
| Liliha Healthcare Center 1814 Liliha Street, 96817 | 1.1 | 92 | 4 of 5 | January 31, 2025 | 11 |
| Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc 347 North Kuakini Street, 96817 | 1.2 | 187 | 2 of 5 | January 8, 2025 | 11 |
Where is Nuuanu Hale and what else is nearby?
Nuuanu Hale sits in the Downtown, Nuuanu & Liliha part of Honolulu; the nearest hospital in CMS's hospital list is Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, about 1.2 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is The Queen's Medical Center at about 1.9 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 Nuuanu Hale's record raise?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 14 deficiencies cited on February 27, 2026, and what changed afterward.
- Turnover of 20.8% is at or below the Oahu median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $27,310 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 90% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate from long-term beds.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Med-QUEST will pay eventually, confirm Nuuanu Hale accepts QUEST Integration members for long-term stays and which health plans it contracts with.
