Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Kulana Malama
91-1360 Karayan Street, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 33 certified beds
Kulana Malama is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 11.10 hours per resident per day, above the Hawaii average of 4.71. Its most recent inspection on Jun 6, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $14,069In 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 Kulana Malama 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) | 11.10 | 4.71 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.71 | 1.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.08 | 2.73 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.6% | 36.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the September 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 30, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $14,069, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Kulana Malama
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · 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 · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 6, 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 · Jun 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 91-1360 Karayan Street
Ewa Beach, HI 96706 - CMS certification #
- 125057
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 33
- Avg residents/day
- 33.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-05-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kulana Malama says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
- Jul 24, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Oct 2, 2019. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Pediahealth Corp. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 1904.8(a). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 30, 2019.
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
- Pali Momi Medical Center, Aiea. 6.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ka Punawai Ola, Kapolei. 4.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kaiser Home Health Agency - Oahu, Honolulu. 8.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 96706 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Liberty Dialysis Hawaii - Leeward Dialysis Facility, Ewa Beach, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Ewa Beach Dialysis, Ewa Beach, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Us Renal Care Waipahu Dialysis, Waipahu, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 96706.
Malama Ola Health Services LLC, office in Honolulu, 7.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Permanente Care At Home, Oahu Hospice, office in Honolulu, 8.4 miles away, straight line
Navian Hawaii, office in Honolulu, 10.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Queens University Medical Group, Ewa Beach. 1.5 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, 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.
| 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kulana Malama a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kulana Malama an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kulana Malama staffed?
Kulana Malama reports 11.10 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Hawaii average of 4.71.
Has Kulana Malama had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kulana Malama have?
Kulana Malama is certified for 33 beds.