Life Care Center of Kona: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Kona is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% below the Hawaii average of 2.88, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Hawaii average 36.4%).
Life Care Center of Kona
78-6957 Kamehameha III RoadKailua Kona, HI 96740
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 Kona, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 28% below the Hawaii average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Hawaii avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.06 | 2.88 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.18 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 4.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Kona left over the year CMS measured, against a Hawaii average of 36.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 18.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Hawaii average 10.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $27,612 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Fine | $27,612 |
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 Kona holds 3 of 5 overall; the Hawaii average is 3.6.
About Life Care Center of Kona
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Kona Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 23, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Kona
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing Honokaa | 47.7 | 66 | 3.28 | 5.51 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Hilo | 56.2 | 100 | 2.18 | 3.72 | 62.3% | 1 | $16,350 |
| Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Hilo | 56.3 | 120 | 1.89 | 3.60 | 16.2% | 4 | None |
| Hilo Benioff Medical Center Hilo | 56.3 | 52 | 3.19 | 5.34 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Hilo | 56.3 | 95 | 3.03 | 4.64 | 60.3% | 4 | $13,049 |
| Life Care Center of Hilo Hilo | 57.2 | 252 | 2.36 | 3.79 | 30.3% | 3 | $8,492 |
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.