Overview
Hilo Benioff Medical Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, in line with the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 4th of 5 nursing homes in Hilo. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 7, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 49% of Hawaii nursing homes have been fined.
Hilo Benioff Medical Center is a government-run facility with 52 certified beds, caring for about 63 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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.
Top 80%
Top 72%
Top 54%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.50 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.35 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.61 hrs
- Nurse aides3.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 52
- Average residents per day
- 63
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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