Nursing home
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
4643 Waimea Canyon Drive, Waimea, HI 96796 · Map
Government - State · Part of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (6 facilities) · 20 certified beds
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Waimea, Hawaii. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 1.51 hours per resident per day, below the Hawaii average of 4.71. Its most recent inspection on Sep 10, 2024 cited 6 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 1 fine totaling $34,300In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital compares
This facility vs. the Hawaii and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Hawaii avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.51 | 4.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 1.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 2.73 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 10.0% | 36.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $34,300, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2023 - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 2, 2022 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 2, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 4643 Waimea Canyon Drive
Waimea, HI 96796 - CMS certification #
- 125021
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 20
- Avg residents/day
- 20.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-04-11
- Chain
- Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Hawaii Health Systems Corporation facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waimea. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kauai Care Center, Waimea. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ohana Home Health LLC, Lawai. 11.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Longs Pharmacy. 6.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 96796 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Liberty Dialysis Hawaii - West Kauai Dialysis, Waimea, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 96796.
Kauai Hospice, office in Lihue, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ashok Kannan, DO, Kapaa. 22.3 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 Waimea (Kauai), HI, risk to homes is greater than 47% of communities in Hawaii and 90% 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, earthquake very 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital staffed?
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital reports 1.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Hawaii average of 4.71.
Has Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital have?
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital is certified for 20 beds.