Updated: March 2026 data
Waimea, HI

Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital

4643 Waimea Canyon Drive, Waimea, Hawaii 96796
(808) 338-9431
20 Certified Beds
Medicare and Medicaid
Government State
2★
Overall
1★
Health Insp.
1★
Staffing
5★
QM
51.4
Score /100
#41
in Hawaii
#11,731
of 14,676 nationally
National Rank
#41
of 42 in Hawaii
State Rank
#2
of 2 in Waimea
City Rank
$345
HI median · semi-private
Daily Cost

Immediate jeopardy history: CMS shows immediate jeopardy citations in the available enforcement data. Review the official CMS profile before making a decision.
Inspection caution: health inspection rating is 2 stars. Review the official CMS profile before making a decision.
51.4
score
Composite Quality Score / 100
State rank #41 · National rank #11,731 · How rankings are calculated

Visual Snapshot
Occupancy
21 residents for 20 certified beds · 103% occupied

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

Facility Details
20
Certified Beds
21
Avg Residents/Day
1h 31m
Weekday Nurse Hrs
103%
Estimated Occupancy
Accepts MedicareAccepts MedicaidGovernment State

CMS Ratings Breakdown
Metric This Facility Hawaii Comparison
Overall Rating 2 / 5 3.6 / 5 1.6 below HI avg
Health Inspection 1 / 5 3.0 / 5 2.0 below HI avg
QM Rating 5 / 5 4.4 / 5 0.6 above HI avg
Long-Stay QM 5 / 5 4.3 / 5 0.7 above HI avg
Short-Stay QM — / 5 4.1 / 5 No state benchmark
Staffing Rating 1 / 5 4.1 / 5 3.1 below HI avg

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

Staffing, Weekend Coverage & Turnover
1h 31m
Weekday Total Nurse
1h 15m
Weekend Total Nurse
33m
Weekday RN
24m
Weekend RN
Metric This Facility Hawaii Difference
Total nurse hours / resident / day 1h 31m 4h 42m −3h 12m
RN hours / resident / day 33m 1h 38m −1h 05m
Licensed hours / resident / day 38m 1h 58m −1h 20m
Physical therapist hours / resident / day 0 min 6 min −5m
Weekend total nurse hours 1h 15m 4h 11m −2h 57m
Weekend RN hours 24m 1h 14m −50m
Total nursing staff turnover 10.0% 36.5% −26.5 pts
RN turnover 12.5% 32.6% −20.1 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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