Updated: March 2026 data
Waimea, HI

Kauai Care Center

9611 Waena Road, Waimea, Hawaii 96796
(808) 338-1681
53 Certified Beds
Medicare and Medicaid
For-profit Individual
3★
Overall
3★
Health Insp.
4★
Staffing
4★
QM
68.4
Score /100
#26
in Hawaii
#5,327
of 14,676 nationally
National Rank
#26
of 42 in Hawaii
State Rank
#1
of 2 in Waimea
City Rank
$345
HI median · semi-private
Daily Cost

68.4
score
Composite Quality Score / 100
State rank #26 · National rank #5,327 · How rankings are calculated

Visual Snapshot
Occupancy
46 residents for 53 certified beds · 86% occupied

CMS Ratings
Overall, inspection, staffing, and quality measure ratings on the CMS 1–5 scale.

Facility Details
53
Certified Beds
46
Avg Residents/Day
4h 00m
Weekday Nurse Hrs
86%
Estimated Occupancy
Accepts MedicareAccepts MedicaidFor-profit Individual

CMS Ratings Breakdown
Metric This Facility Hawaii Comparison
Overall Rating 3 / 5 3.6 / 5 0.6 below HI avg
Health Inspection 3 / 5 3.0 / 5 About the same as HI
QM Rating 4 / 5 4.4 / 5 0.4 below HI avg
Long-Stay QM 4 / 5 4.3 / 5 0.3 below HI avg
Short-Stay QM — / 5 4.1 / 5 No state benchmark
Staffing Rating 4 / 5 4.1 / 5 About the same as HI

This table compares the facility to Hawaii averages for the six CMS rating categories.

Staffing, Weekend Coverage & Turnover
4h 00m
Weekday Total Nurse
3h 27m
Weekend Total Nurse
39m
Weekday RN
30m
Weekend RN
Metric This Facility Hawaii Difference
Total nurse hours / resident / day 4h 00m 4h 42m −43m
RN hours / resident / day 39m 1h 38m −59m
Licensed hours / resident / day 1h 20m 1h 58m −39m
Physical therapist hours / resident / day 8 min 6 min +3m
Weekend total nurse hours 3h 27m 4h 11m −44m
Weekend RN hours 30m 1h 14m −44m
Total nursing staff turnover 52.8% 36.5% +16.3 pts
RN turnover 28.6% 32.6% −4.0 pts

Lower turnover is better. Tiny therapy-hour values are shown in minutes so they are easier to understand.

Cost of Care in Hawaii
$345
Per Day
Semi-private
$10,494
Per Month
State median
$125,925
Per Year
State median
10% above
Vs National
CareScout/Genworth

State median private-pay cost for a semi-private room. Actual facility pricing can differ.

Data Disclaimer & Methodology

Data Disclaimer: All data on this page is sourced from the official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Nursing Home Compare dataset for March 2026. This includes facility ratings, staffing hours, inspection scores, fines, complaints, and geographic coordinates when available. NursingHomesNearMe.org does not independently verify, collect, or alter this facility data.

Composite scores and rankings are calculated by NursingHomesNearMe.org using a published methodology that combines CMS ratings, staffing inputs, and enforcement flags into a normalized 0–100 score. Information may not reflect current facility conditions. Always contact the facility directly and verify at medicare.gov/care-compare before making care decisions.

Data: CMS Nursing Home CompareProcessing Date: 2026-03-01Rankings across 14,676 U.S. facilities

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