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Kauai Care Center
9611 Waena Road, Waimea, HI 96796
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Kauai Care Center Description
Conveniently located in Waimea (near Eleele and Lihue) on the west side of the beautiful Garden Island, Kauai Care Center, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, embodies the Aloha Spirit. Our residents and their loved ones are ohana (family).
Our full range of Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapy treatments are designed to support recovery from illness, surgery, or a serious injury. We collaborate with residents, their families, and medical providers to bring harmony and balance to residents’ lives, developing personalized plans that promote faster recovery so our residents can return home sooner.
Working in conjunction with residents and families, we provide a home-like community with compassionate staff who strive to provide the highest-quality care for our Long Term Care residents.
We accept admissions 24 hours a day for post-acute recovery and Long Term Care. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation services include nursing, dietary, social services, therapy, and therapeutic recreation. Whether your stay is short or long-term, our compassionate staff provide customized, physician-directed care based on the unique needs of each individual.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Assisted Living
Assisted living offers a supportive community environment with personalized care and assistance for seniors who value their independence but need help with daily activities.
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Memory Care
Memory care offers specialized support for seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia, focusing on safety, personalized care, and enhancing life quality.
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Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Very Nice
Concerns Raised: There are reports of rehiring previously fired CNA's due to abusive behavior. Allegations of corruption within the administration and the Director of Nursing, leading to understaffing and high turnover rates.
Positive Experiences:
- Family members have noted the compassionate and caring nature of the staff towards both residents and their families, even in older facility sections.
- Visitors from Utah and New York praised the staff for their kindness, helpfulness, and excellent care over six years of visits. They highlighted the clean environment and the hard work of all staff members, including cafeteria workers, custodians, and landscapers, for showing their Aloha Spirit.
- Physical therapists received high marks for their effectiveness and ability to achieve fast results.
- Many reviews mentioned the peaceful atmosphere and the awesome, caring, nice, friendly, and helpful nature of the staff.
- One reviewer expressed gratitude for the exceptional care provided to their 100-year-old mother, emphasizing the staff's love and dedication.
- The staff's caring and attentive behavior was particularly appreciated in aiding a resident's recovery from a hip fracture and transition to full-time living at the facility.
Mixed Feedback: One visitor described their experience as just "ok," indicating a range of experiences among visitors and family members.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 2
Health inspection rating: 1
Staffing rating: 4
Quality measure rating: 5
Long-term quality measure rating:
5
Short-term quality measure rating:
5
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: Aug. 8, 2011
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 53
Total current residents: 37
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 1
Number of
substantiated complaints: 1
Number of payment denials: 1
Number of fines: 5
Total cost of fines: $49065
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-18 | 2023-07-18 | D | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Establish staff and initial training requirements. |
| 2023-04-18 | 2023-07-18 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-30 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-30 | D | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. |
| 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-24 | D | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). |
| 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-24 | D | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | List the names and contact information of those in the facility. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | F | Egress Deficiencies | Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Provide properly protected cooking facilities. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors. |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-09-27 | F | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-05-29 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Report COVID19 data to residents and families. |
| 2022-06-28 | 2022-07-15 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | G | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | J | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | L | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | F | Infection Control Deficiencies | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-06 | F | Infection Control Deficiencies | Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. |
| 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-24 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. |
| 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-24 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-24 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2021-05-27 | 2021-07-22 | G | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021-05-12 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021-05-12 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021-05-12 | D | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021-05-12 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021-05-12 | F | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021-05-12 | F | Environmental Deficiencies | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-05 | $5,769 |
| 2021-03-05 | $8,875 |
| 2021-05-27 | $7,706 |
| 2021-05-27 | $11,855 |
| 2021-11-15 | $650 |
| 2021-11-22 | $975 |
| 2022-05-20 | $33,966 |
Denials
| Denial Date | Payment Denial Days |
|---|---|
| 2022-05-20 | 8 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Lihue which is 19.2 miles away and has a population of 6,455 (very small town).
- Weather
- High Temperature: 79
- Low Temperature: 71
- Average Temperature: 75.6
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 254 days of rain and 110 days of sun
- Precipitation: 1.4 inches a year
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 84.47 years old, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 90.0, Moderate Days 0.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Supermarkets
Big Save Super Market
0.3 miles awayIshihara Market
0.3 miles awayBig Save
6.6 miles awayNaval Exchange
6.7 miles awayLiving Foods Market
13.9 miles awayTransportation
Kauaʻi Plantation Railway
17.9 miles awayBus Stations
Ace Hardware
6.6 miles awayKCC
17.6 miles awayFirst Hawiian Bank
18.6 miles awayLihue Big Save
19.5 miles awayWilcox
19.6 miles awayBanks
First Hawaiian Bank
0.4 miles awayFirst Hawiian Bank
18.7 miles awayBank of Hawaii
19.4 miles awayCentral Pacific Bank
23.8 miles awayHospitals
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
0.1 miles awayWilcox Medical Center
19.6 miles awaySamuel Mahelona Medical Center
24.5 miles awayPharmacies
Longs Pharmacy
6.6 miles awayLongs Drugs
14.0 miles awayKuhio Medical Center
19.6 miles awayFoodland Pharmacy
21.6 miles awayNone Found
Parks
Hapokele Park
0.0 miles awayWaimea
0.1 miles awayWaimea Athletic Field
0.2 miles awayBoys and Girls Club
0.2 miles awayWaimea Landing
0.2 miles awayNone Found
Shopping
Harbor Mall
20.4 miles awayAnchor Cove
20.4 miles awayKinipopo Shopping Center
22.6 miles awayNone Found
Restaurants
Wrangler Steakhouse
0.3 miles awayChicken in a Barrel BBQ
0.3 miles awayPorky's
0.4 miles awayAaron's Kitchen
6.1 miles awayBobbie’s
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