2.3 miles from city center
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Live retirement like a lifetime vacation in a one-of-a-kind retirement community located on Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI. Kalakaua Gardens offers a wide range of living options including independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. With meticulously-designed Ohana living spaces including studio, one-bedroom, and shared suites, the community ensures comfort and safety like no other. Relax, ease the mind with the neighborhood’s breathtaking sceneries, and experience a worry-free lifestyle.

Kalakaua Gardens fosters a tight-knit bond among its residents, ensuring that everyone feels a sense of belonging and finds their haven within the community. Boasting a team of kind, compassionate, and experienced professionals, the community delivers top-notch care and assistance round-the-clock. The community provides wonderful amenities including a cinema, a fitness center, a rehabilitation gym, a 24-hour health care center, and parking for its residents’ convenience and wellness.

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Housing Options Studio / Suite / 1 Bed
Building Type High-rise

Amenities

Transportation Services
Fitness and Recreation
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Claim What’s Yours: Financial Aid for Hawaii Seniors

Program
State Program Name
Eligibility
Benefits
QUEST Integration
Hawaii Medicaid QUEST Integration
  • General: Age 65+ or disabled, Hawaii resident, Medicaid-eligible, long-term care need.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$2,829/month (300% FBR, individual).
  • Asset Limits: $2,000 (individual), $3,000 (couple).
  • HI Specifics: High cost of living adjustments.
  • Services: In-home care (6-8 hours/day), nursing home, respite (240 hours/year), medical services.
Kupuna Care
Hawaii Kupuna Care
  • General: Age 60+, Hawaii resident, unable to perform 2+ ADLs.
  • Income Limits: No strict limit; prioritizes low-income.
  • Asset Limits: Not applicable.
  • HI Specifics: Limited funding; island-specific delivery.
  • Services: In-home care (3-5 hours/week), adult day care (~$70/day), transportation (~5 trips/month).
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Hawaii Medicaid PACE
  • General: Age 55+, Hawaii resident, nursing home-level care need, safe with PACE support.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$2,829/month (300% FBR).
  • Asset Limits: $2,000 (individual), $3,000 (couple).
  • HI Specifics: Limited to Oahu (e.g., Maluhia in Honolulu); few providers.
  • Services: Personal care (5-7 hours/day), medical care, meals, transportation, therapy, respite.
Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
Hawaii Medicare Savings Program
  • General: Age 65+ or disabled, Hawaii resident, Medicare Part A/B.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$2,510/month (QMB), ~$3,380/month (SLMB), ~$3,598/month (QI)—individual, adjusted annually.
  • Asset Limits: $9,430 (individual), $14,130 (couple).
  • HI Specifics: Three tiers; no waitlist.
  • Services: Covers Part B premiums ($174.70/month), deductibles ($240/year), copays (~20%).
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Hawaii SCSEP (Federally Funded, State-Administered)
  • General: Age 55+, unemployed, low-income, Hawaii resident.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$1,983/month (125% FPL).
  • Asset Limits: Not specified; income-focused.
  • HI Specifics: ~800 slots; prioritizes veterans, rural residents.
  • Services: Paid training (~20 hours/week at ~$7.25/hour), job placement.
National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) Respite
Hawaii NFCSP Respite Care
  • General: Caregivers of 60+ needing care or 55+ caregivers of others; Hawaii resident; functional needs (2+ ADLs).
  • Income Limits (2025): Prioritizes ~$24,980/year (individual); no strict cap.
  • Asset Limits: Not assessed; need-based.
  • HI Specifics: Four county AAAs; prioritizes low-income.
  • Services: Respite (4-6 hours/week or 5 days/year), adult day care ($80/day), counseling.
VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Benefits
Hawaii VA Aid and Attendance/Housebound
  • General: Age 65+ or disabled veteran/surviving spouse, Hawaii resident, wartime service, need for aid with ADLs (A&A) or homebound status.
  • Income Limits (2025): Net income < ~$1,984/month (veteran with dependent, A&A); pension offsets income.
  • Asset Limits: ~$155,356 (2025 net worth limit).
  • HI Specifics: Applies statewide; high demand due to veteran population.
  • Services: Cash (~$1,433-$2,642/month veteran, ~$951-$1,318 spouse) for care costs (e.g., in-home, assisted living).
Senior Companion Program (SCP)
Hawaii Senior Companion Program
  • General: Volunteers: 55+, low-income, Hawaii resident, able to work 20 hours/week. Recipients: Frail elders needing companionship.
  • Income Limits (2025): Volunteers: ~$24,980/year (200% FPL); recipients: no limit.
  • Asset Limits: Not specified for volunteers; need-based for recipients.
  • HI Specifics: Statewide; managed by DHS Social Services.
  • Services: Volunteers paid ~$4/hour for companionship (~20 hours/week); recipients get free support (~4-6 hours/week).

Claim What’s Yours Financial Aid for Hawaii Seniors

Hawaii Medicaid QUEST Integration

QUEST Integration

Eligibility
  • General: Age 65+ or disabled, Hawaii resident, Medicaid-eligible, long-term care need.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$2,829/month (300% FBR, individual).
  • Asset Limits: $2,000 (individual), $3,000 (couple).
  • HI Specifics: High cost of living adjustments.
Benefits
  • Services: In-home care (6-8 hours/day), nursing home, respite (240 hours/year), medical services.
Hawaii Kupuna Care

Kupuna Care

Eligibility
  • General: Age 60+, Hawaii resident, unable to perform 2+ ADLs.
  • Income Limits: No strict limit; prioritizes low-income.
  • Asset Limits: Not applicable.
  • HI Specifics: Limited funding; island-specific delivery.
Benefits
  • Services: In-home care (3-5 hours/week), adult day care (~$70/day), transportation (~5 trips/month).
Hawaii Medicaid PACE

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Eligibility
  • General: Age 55+, Hawaii resident, nursing home-level care need, safe with PACE support.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$2,829/month (300% FBR).
  • Asset Limits: $2,000 (individual), $3,000 (couple).
  • HI Specifics: Limited to Oahu (e.g., Maluhia in Honolulu); few providers.
Benefits
  • Services: Personal care (5-7 hours/day), medical care, meals, transportation, therapy, respite.
Hawaii Medicare Savings Program

Medicare Savings Program (MSP)

Eligibility
  • General: Age 65+ or disabled, Hawaii resident, Medicare Part A/B.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$2,510/month (QMB), ~$3,380/month (SLMB), ~$3,598/month (QI)—individual, adjusted annually.
  • Asset Limits: $9,430 (individual), $14,130 (couple).
  • HI Specifics: Three tiers; no waitlist.
Benefits
  • Services: Covers Part B premiums ($174.70/month), deductibles ($240/year), copays (~20%).
Hawaii SCSEP (Federally Funded, State-Administered)

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

Eligibility
  • General: Age 55+, unemployed, low-income, Hawaii resident.
  • Income Limits (2025): ~$1,983/month (125% FPL).
  • Asset Limits: Not specified; income-focused.
  • HI Specifics: ~800 slots; prioritizes veterans, rural residents.
Benefits
  • Services: Paid training (~20 hours/week at ~$7.25/hour), job placement.
Hawaii NFCSP Respite Care

National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) Respite

Eligibility
  • General: Caregivers of 60+ needing care or 55+ caregivers of others; Hawaii resident; functional needs (2+ ADLs).
  • Income Limits (2025): Prioritizes ~$24,980/year (individual); no strict cap.
  • Asset Limits: Not assessed; need-based.
  • HI Specifics: Four county AAAs; prioritizes low-income.
Benefits
  • Services: Respite (4-6 hours/week or 5 days/year), adult day care ($80/day), counseling.
Hawaii VA Aid and Attendance/Housebound

VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Benefits

Eligibility
  • General: Age 65+ or disabled veteran/surviving spouse, Hawaii resident, wartime service, need for aid with ADLs (A&A) or homebound status.
  • Income Limits (2025): Net income < ~$1,984/month (veteran with dependent, A&A); pension offsets income.
  • Asset Limits: ~$155,356 (2025 net worth limit).
  • HI Specifics: Applies statewide; high demand due to veteran population.
Benefits
  • Services: Cash (~$1,433-$2,642/month veteran, ~$951-$1,318 spouse) for care costs (e.g., in-home, assisted living).
Hawaii Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program (SCP)

Eligibility
  • General: Volunteers: 55+, low-income, Hawaii resident, able to work 20 hours/week. Recipients: Frail elders needing companionship.
  • Income Limits (2025): Volunteers: ~$24,980/year (200% FPL); recipients: no limit.
  • Asset Limits: Not specified for volunteers; need-based for recipients.
  • HI Specifics: Statewide; managed by DHS Social Services.
Benefits
  • Services: Volunteers paid ~$4/hour for companionship (~20 hours/week); recipients get free support (~4-6 hours/week).
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