54/100
Below average
4643 Waimea Canyon Drive, Waimea, HI 96796
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.
2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
$34,588 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
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.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: September 10, 2024 (1 year ago).
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled...
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION, which operates 7 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, WALTER | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| KANEKOA, ERNEST | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| NOGAMI-STREUFERT, GLENDA | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| OKADA-ASHER, DONNA | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| RINTEL, THEODOR | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| ROWLEY, DENNIS | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| YUH, CHRISTOPHER | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| ASATO, CHRISTINE | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| SEGAWA, LANCE | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| ASATO, CHRISTINE | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| FRANKLIN, NICHOLAS | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| SEGAWA, LANCE | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
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Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital 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.
Residents receive an average of 4.85 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 2 of the 21 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital 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.