Life Care Center Of Hilo
944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, HI, 96720 · CCN 125040
Life Care Center Of Hilo is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Hilo, Hawaii. This facility-specific record brings together official CMS provider, inspection, rating, and enforcement data while identifying what is missing or uncertain.
What stands out in the available record
The available records contain 40 cited deficiencies across 5 surveys. None of the available citations were coded at G or above, although later surveys could change that context.
5 of the most frequently cited tags appear more than once in the available history: F0689 (3), F0584 (2), F0761 (2), F0550 (2), F0725 (2). Repetition can indicate a recurring compliance area, but it is not proof that the same underlying problem remained uncorrected.
Survey history
- May 2025 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
- December 2023 — Health: 10 cited deficiencies
- May 2023 — Health: 2 cited deficiencies
- November 2022 — Health: 24 cited deficiencies
- October 2021 — Health: 3 cited deficiencies
Scope and severity distribution
- Scope/severity C: 1 citation
- Scope/severity D: 26 citations
- Scope/severity E: 12 citations
- Scope/severity F: 1 citation
No available citations were coded at G or above. This statement is limited to the records currently available to POCDesk.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (3 citations)
- F0584 — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (2 citations)
- F0761 — 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. (2 citations)
- F0550 — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2 citations)
- F0725 — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (2 citations)
Deficiency categories
- Resident Rights Deficiencies: 9 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies: 8 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies: 5 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies: 5 citations
- Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies: 3 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies: 3 citations
Official CMS Five-Star context
- Overall: 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspection: 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing: 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measure: 5 of 5 stars
CMS reports 3.79 total nurse staffing hours per resident day.
Five-Star values above are official CMS fields. POCDesk does not calculate or predict the official CMS rating.
Enforcement and penalties
The available CMS enforcement dataset contains 1 penalty action, most recently dated April 2026. Monetary fines in these records total $8,492.
Sources, freshness, and limitations
Source: official CMS datasets, including Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, and Penalties. View the CMS data source. The available rating record has a CMS processing date of August 2026. POCDesk last refreshed that rating record on September 2026.
POCDesk groups citations by survey date, counts recurring F-Tags across the available history, and summarizes CMS scope/severity codes. Those summaries are POCDesk organization and interpretation of public records, not official ratings or survey findings of our own. Read the governing 42 CFR Part 483 and our editorial standards and methodology.
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