Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home is a 95-bed government-run nursing home in Hilo, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Hawaii average of 2.88, and 60.3% nursing staff turnover (Hawaii average 36.4%).
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home
1180 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 Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 3.03 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Hawaii average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 203 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 3.03 | 2.88 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.12 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.64 | 4.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.07 | 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
60.3% of nursing staff at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Hawaii average of 36.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.6%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 15, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Hawaii average 10.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,049 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $13,049 |
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. Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Hawaii average is 3.6.
About Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Chain: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, 7 homes
- Legal name: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 10, 2008
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hilo Benioff Medical Center Hilo | 0.0 | 52 | 3.19 | 5.34 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Hilo | 0.0 | 120 | 1.89 | 3.60 | 16.2% | 4 | None |
| 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.