Overview
Palolo Chinese Home has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 15th of 17 nursing homes in Honolulu. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 59% 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 May 1, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 8 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.
Palolo Chinese Home is a for-profit facility with 113 certified beds, caring for about 95 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2008.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 1, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- 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 staff4.35 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.35 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.29 hrs
- Nurse aides2.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 13, 2008
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes