Life Care Center of Hilo: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Hilo is a 252-bed for-profit nursing home in Hilo, Hawaii, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Hawaii average of 2.88, and 30.3% nursing staff turnover (Hawaii average 36.4%).
Life Care Center of Hilo
944 West Kawailani StreetHilo, 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 Life Care Center of Hilo, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Hawaii average. With about 230 residents a day, that works out to roughly 542 aide hours a day, or about 68 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) | 2.36 | 2.88 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.79 | 4.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
30.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Hilo left over the year CMS measured, against a Hawaii average of 36.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 1, 2023. 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 $8,492 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Fine | $8,492 |
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. Life Care Center of Hilo holds 3 of 5 overall; the Hawaii average is 3.6.
About Life Care Center of Hilo
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Hilo Medical Investors LTD
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Hilo
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Hilo | 2.0 | 100 | 2.18 | 3.72 | 62.3% | 1 | $16,350 |
| Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Hilo | 2.7 | 120 | 1.89 | 3.60 | 16.2% | 4 | None |
| Hilo Benioff Medical Center Hilo | 2.7 | 52 | 3.19 | 5.34 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Hilo | 2.7 | 95 | 3.03 | 4.64 | 60.3% | 4 | $13,049 |
| Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing Honokaa | 36.8 | 66 | 3.28 | 5.51 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Kona Kailua Kona | 57.2 | 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.