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D

54/100

Below average

Hale Malamalama

6163 Summer Street, Honolulu, HI 96821

CMS 2/5 stars #21 of 26 in Honolulu County (808) 396-0537
Certified beds
40
Occupancy
86%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Special Focus Facility

    CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.

  • $72,144 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Hale Malamalama

Hale Malamalama runs 40 beds in Honolulu under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing numbers are genuinely above average, 4.18 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86, though weekend coverage dips about 10% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 51.2%, higher than the 45.8% national figure. What pulls the picture down is the inspection record: 43 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related, with $87,032 in fines and a spot in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. The last inspection was September 27, 2024. Strong quality scores don't cancel out that history.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability9/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement5/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

22/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.35 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.4 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →51% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

5/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$72,144 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.18 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.40 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.75 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover51.20%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: September 27, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Hale Malamalama

What is the ElderGrade for Hale Malamalama? +

Hale Malamalama holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Hale Malamalama? +

Residents receive an average of 4.18 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Hale Malamalama been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Hale Malamalama accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Hale Malamalama is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.