Overview
Life Care Center of Kona has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Kailua Kona. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 87% 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 January 15, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Hawaii average of 8.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 49% of Hawaii nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Kona is a for-profit facility with 94 certified beds, caring for about 60 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001.
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 70%
Top 66%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.89 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.27 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.49 hrs
- Nurse aides2.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 60
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 23, 2001
- 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