Avalon Care Center - Honolulu

Staff pay and workplace safety

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

• Sep 4, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Jan 21, 2025. 12 violations cited (7 serious, 5 other). Penalties: $60,156 proposed, $42,107 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Avalon Care Center - Honolulu, L.l.c.
  Details

  • Serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(d)(1)(i)). Penalty $10,372 proposed, $7,260 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(f)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $10,372 proposed, $7,260 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(b)(2)). Penalty $8,296 proposed, $5,807 now. To be fixed by Jan 8, 2025.
  • Serious: Electrical wiring and grounding (1910.304(g)(5)). Penalty $10,372 proposed, $7,260 now. To be fixed by Jan 8, 2025.
  • Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(e)(1)). Penalty $10,372 proposed, $7,260 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(iii) A2III). Penalty $10,372 proposed, $7,260 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Other than serious: Cited rule 1910.165(e). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 8, 2025.
  • Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)(ix)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(g)(2)(iii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.
  • Other than serious: Cited rule 12-60-2(B)(1)(A). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 31, 2024.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Nuuanu Hale, Honolulu. 0.7 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Kaiser Home Health Agency - Oahu, Honolulu. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 96819 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Usrc Kalihi, Honolulu, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Liberty Dialysis Hawaii - Siemsen Dialysis Facility, Honolulu, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Liberty Dialysis Hawaii - Siemsen Dialysis, Honolulu, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)

Hospice

6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 96819.
Navian Hawaii, office in Honolulu, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
St Francis Hospice, office in Honolulu, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Permanente Care At Home, Oahu Hospice, office in Honolulu, 2.3 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Robert Gries, MD, Honolulu. 1.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Emergency and natural hazard risk

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Flood zone

Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)

Wildfire risk to homes

In Urban Honolulu, HI, risk to homes is greater than 88% of communities in Hawaii and 96% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)

FEMA National Risk Index

Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

What we checked

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.