Hilo Benioff Medical Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hilo Benioff Medical Center is a 52-bed government-run nursing home in Hilo, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Hawaii average of 2.88, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Hawaii average 36.4%).
Hilo Benioff Medical Center
1190 Waianuenue AvenueHilo, HI 96720
Hawaii County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Hilo Benioff Medical Center, nurse aides logged 3.19 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Hawaii average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 195 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Hawaii avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.19 | 2.88 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.34 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.44 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.34 | 4.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.61 | 4.41 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
30.8% of nursing staff at Hilo Benioff Medical Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Hawaii average of 36.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.6%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Hawaii average 10.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Hilo Benioff Medical Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Hawaii average is 3.6.
About Hilo Benioff Medical Center
- Ownership: Government - State
- Chain: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, 7 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Hilo Benioff Medical Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Hilo | 0.0 | 120 | 1.89 | 3.60 | 16.2% | 4 | None |
| Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Hilo | 0.0 | 95 | 3.03 | 4.64 | 60.3% | 4 | $13,049 |
| Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Hilo | 0.9 | 100 | 2.18 | 3.72 | 62.3% | 1 | $16,350 |
| Life Care Center of Hilo Hilo | 2.7 | 252 | 2.36 | 3.79 | 30.3% | 3 | $8,492 |
| Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing Honokaa | 34.1 | 66 | 3.28 | 5.51 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Kona Kailua Kona | 56.3 | 94 | 2.06 | 3.77 | 38.5% | 3 | $27,612 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.