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Overview of Lanai Community Hospital

Conveniently located in the thriving neighborhood of Lanai City, HI, at 7th Street, Lanai Community Hospital is a distinguished community that offers long-term care and inpatient acute care. The community also features emergency medicine, ensuring residents’ urgent needs are well cared for. Residents can ease their worries with a compassionate and highly trained team helping with their needs.

Residents have quick access to their necessities and leisure with the community’s ideal location near delightful restaurants and recreation sites. The community ensures residents’ fast recovery with top-notch care and state-of-the-art amenities. Here, residents make the most of their golden years, accompanied by the community’s wide range of care.

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Overview of Life Care Center of Hilo

Age with dignity with at Life Care Center of Hilo, an exceptional community situated near Ahualani Park and Ainaola Park in Hilo, HI, that offers rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Residents receive the highest quality of care tailored to their unique needs from a compassionate and well-trained team available around the clock. Purposely designed and spacious accommodations are available in a warm and nurtuiring environment, ensuring residents feel at ease during their stay.

Residents are encouraged to live actively with a robust calendar of fun recreational activities and engaging programs, highlighting their interests and strengths. Delicious and well-balanced meals are served for residents to enjoy a satisfactory dining experience that cater to their dietary needs and preferences. The community is ideal for those seeking exceptional care to recover quickly and live up to their potential.

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Overview of Arcadia Retirement Residence

Arcadia Retirement Residence offers independent living, assisted living, adult day care, home care, and skilled nursing in Honolulu, HI. Independent living means private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living provides help with bathing, dressing, medication, and other daily tasks while the resident keeps an apartment. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, and adult day care offers daytime services without requiring a residential stay.

Home care brings support to a resident’s home, so families have an option that does not require moving into the residence. The range of care levels may suit someone whose needs change over time, including a resident who may later need nursing care without starting over at a different community. The residence has 91 beds, with 5 hours and 10 minutes of nurse staffing per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident.

Payment options include Medicare and private pay. Medicare applies to covered care, while private pay means the family pays directly. A pool provides an on-site place for swimming or water-based recreation, and the chapel supports religious services; the Arcadia At Home signature program is also available. With a Walk Score of 86, the area is very walkable, so most errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently.

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Overview of Hale Makua Health Services

Wonderfully nestled between Kahului Park and Kahului Disc Golf Course in Kahului, HI, Hale Makua Health Services is an outstanding community offering a wide range of care, including adult day health, residential care, home health, long-term care, and rehabilitation. The community strives to meet residents’ needs with a compassionate and well-trained team attending to their needs around the clock. Whether at home or in our stress-free setting, residents can keep their peace of mind and receive exceptional care.

Aside from their healthcare needs, residents’ leisure and wellness are also taken into consideration, so fun recreational activities and enriching programs are also conducted. The community also provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy to enhance residents’ living experiences. With continuum of care services, residents age with dignity wherever they prefer.

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Overview of Liliha Healthcare Center

Liliha Healthcare Center is a nursing home in Honolulu, HI, that offers long-term care and rehabilitation. The community’s supportive and welcoming environment creates the ideal setting where older adults can keep their peace of mind in retirement. With 24-hour care, nutritious meals, and therapy services, residents receive the utmost attention and care. Through a holistic approach to care, the community strives to help residents live to their potential.

Light exercises and social events ensure residents stay active and have fun. Residents can also rest and move around without worries, as spacious rooms and accessible communal areas are available. Kuakini Medical Center, bus stops, and parks also surround the area, ensuring accessibility and convenience. With its comprehensive services and top-notch amenities, this nursing home is an ideal choice for senior living in Hawaii.

Starting Price $525/Day Info Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

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Overview of Avalon Care Center – Honolulu

Avalon Care Center, Honolulu is a nursing home in Honolulu, HI, providing skilled nursing care, short term rehabilitation, and post acute care. Licensed nurses are on site around the clock, so the facility may suit someone who needs rehabilitation or post acute care with ongoing nursing support. The home has 108 beds.

Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 3 minutes per resident per day, representing the amount of nursing time assigned to each resident across a day. On site therapy staff allow residents to receive rehabilitation at the facility rather than arranging therapy elsewhere, and an Avalon transportation network is also available. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted: Medicare can cover eligible short term skilled care, Medicaid may help when resources do not cover a longer stay, and private pay allows a family to pay directly.

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Overview of The Care Center of Honolulu

The Care Center of Honolulu offers respiratory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation care; its atmosphere provides graceful living for short-term or long-term residents. The dedicated team of care staff assures residents of all kinds of living options that they receive supportive assistance for everyday living with enriching activities that contribute to a high success rate for recovery. The Care Center boasts its compassionate approach to an enhanced quality of life for all seniors. 
The Care Center offers a range of long-term and short-term rehabilitative services such as wound care, diagnostic radiology, dialysis, therapy (occupational, physical, speech), ventilator service– all being provided with 24-hour nursing. 

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Overview of Kalākaua Gardens

Kalākaua Gardens, located in Honolulu, HI, is a senior living community primarily offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing services. Their independent living option provides residents with studio-style and one bedroom accommodations featuring emergency alert systems, and personalized climate control. All utilities are also already covered except for telephone, and in room wifi and cable services are also available.

This senior living community’s amenities provides residents with so many things to enjoy; from their chef-prepared meals in a restaurant style dining room, to their housekeeping services, and scheduled transportation. Additionally, the residents may also participate in fitness classes as well as social and cultural outings, providing opportunities to create new relationships in their retirement years, as well as memories to look back on.

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Overview of Hale Malamalama

Hale Malamalama provides nursing home, hospice care, nursing care, and skilled nursing in Honolulu, in the Kuliouou, Kalani Iki neighborhood. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while hospice care focuses on comfort for someone nearing the end of life. It may be a good fit for a resident who needs ongoing nursing support or hospice services in a smaller community.

The home has 40 beds, so staff and residents have the opportunity to get to know one another in a smaller setting. Private and shared rooms are available, giving a resident the choice of having a room alone or sharing with a companion. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 21 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time assigned to each resident.

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Overview of Ann Pearl Rehab & Nursing

Ann Pearl Rehab & Nursing provides nursing home care, nursing care, skilled nursing, adult day care, and memory care in Kaneohe, HI. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Adult day care supports a person during the day while they live elsewhere, and nursing home care serves residents who need ongoing nursing support. The community has 104 beds, with total nurse staffing of 3 hours and 51 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident.

Rehabilitation services are available here, giving residents access to rehabilitation through the facility’s services. Ann Pearl Rehab & Nursing also provides home health, adult day health, and care management, with home health supporting people receiving care at home and care management helping coordinate services and ongoing needs.

The combination of memory care and nursing services may be a good fit for someone living with dementia who also needs ongoing nursing support. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

A Walk Score of 48 places the area in a setting where most errands require a car or a ride. Daily trips for errands therefore depend on access to one of those options.

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Nursing Homes in Hawaii at a glance

Avg Overall CMS Rating: 3.7/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Hawaii. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 4.4/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Hawaii. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 3.0/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Hawaii. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5