Overview
Kuakini Geriatric Care has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 13th of 17 nursing homes in Honolulu. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 8, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $93,106 in the past three years.
Kuakini Geriatric Care is a nonprofit facility with 187 certified beds, caring for about 128 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
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 77%
Top 86%
Top 86%
Family reviews
No reviews yet. If your family has experience with Kuakini Geriatric Care, your review helps others decide.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $93,106
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.43 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides1.75 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 187
- Average residents per day
- 128
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1976
- 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