Life Care Center Of Hilo
944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, HI, 96720
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 252 · avg 224 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 30.7% — lower than most Hawaii nursing homesHawaii avg: 37.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 23.8% — lower than most Hawaii nursing homesHawaii avg: 34.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Hawaii averageHawaii avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $13,065 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 125040
- Certified beds
- 252 beds · avg 224 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Hilo Medical Investors Ltd
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Lemapu Lemanua
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2021
- Sak jr Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 25% · since 1999
- Sbk Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 25% · since 1999
- Stiles a Kellett
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 25% · since 1999
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 1994
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)
- G0697·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0610·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0689·May 1, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0689·Dec 1, 2023Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0847·Dec 1, 2023
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- D0812·Dec 1, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Dec 1, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Apr 1, 2026Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Nov 18, 2022. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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