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LIFE CARE CENTER OF HILO

An independent review of Life Care Center Of Hilo's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

944 WEST KAWAILANI STREET · HILO, HI 96720 · 252 beds
Phone: 8089599151
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility is roughly average, a mixed record worth a close look.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Total federal fines changed to $8,492

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $13,065 to $8,492. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★
3 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
★★
2 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★★
5 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • No major red flags surfaced, this facility rates at or above its peers.

How it compares vs. 43 HI nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 29% of HI homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 7% of HI homes
Health-inspection rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 15% of HI homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.7903hrs
Better than 15% of HI homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.98812hrs
Better than 5% of HI homes
RN turnover
28.3%
Better than 48% of HI homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Hawaii, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

1
Fines
$8,492
Total fines
0
Payment denials
1
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.98812
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.79030
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.38961
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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