Ka Punawai Ola: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ka Punawai Ola is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Kapolei, Hawaii, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% below the Hawaii average of 2.88, and 34.6% nursing staff turnover (Hawaii average 36.4%).
Ka Punawai Ola
91-575 Farrington HighwayKapolei, HI 96707
Honolulu 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 Ka Punawai Ola, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 33% below the Hawaii average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 190 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Hawaii avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.88 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.81 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.02 | 4.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.54 | 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
34.6% of nursing staff at Ka Punawai Ola left over the year CMS measured, against a Hawaii average of 36.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Hawaii average 10.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,673 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | Fine | $8,673 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ka Punawai Ola holds 3 of 5 overall; the Hawaii average is 3.6.
About Ka Punawai Ola
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Oahu Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 19, 2000
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ka Punawai Ola
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Daniel K Akaka State Veterans Home Kapolei | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Kulana Malama Ewa Beach | 4.5 | 33 | 4.26 | 9.84 | 41.0% | 5 | $14,069 |
| Pearl City Post Acute Pearl City | 9.1 | 122 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Pu'Uwai 'o Makaha Waianae | 11.2 | 93 | 2.69 | 4.26 | 27.6% | 4 | None |
| Avalon Care Center - Honolulu, LLC Honolulu | 14.8 | 108 | 2.51 | 4.62 | 40.0% | 2 | None |
| Nuuanu Hale Honolulu | 15.4 | 75 | 1.91 | 3.61 | 20.8% | 2 | $27,310 |
| Maluhia Honolulu | 15.5 | 158 | 2.45 | 4.14 | 29.6% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Liliha Healthcare Center Honolulu | 15.5 | 92 | 2.80 | 4.72 | 26.5% | 3 | None |
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.