Life Care Center Of Kona
78-6957 Kamehameha Iii Road, Kailua Kona, HI, 96740
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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
- 94 · avg 55 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.8% — near the Hawaii averageHawaii avg: 37.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25% — lower than most Hawaii nursing homesHawaii avg: 34.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Hawaii averageHawaii avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $27,612 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 125052
- Certified beds
- 94 beds · avg 55 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Kona Medical Investors, Llc
- 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 (7 on record)
- Lisa m Lay
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 25% · since 2020
- Meredith Eder
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2020
- Richard Swanker
Corporate Officer · since 2011
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2001
- Cindy s Cross
Corporate Officer · since 2001
- Forrest l Preston
Corporate Officer · since 2001
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
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 44)
- D0610·Sep 25, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Sep 25, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0600·Sep 25, 2024Complaint
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.
- D0883·Sep 25, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D0880·Sep 25, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Sep 25, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F0812·Sep 25, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0755·Sep 25, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $28K
Most recent events
- Sep 21, 2023Fine · $28K
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 25, 2024. 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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