Ka Punawai Ola
Meets baseline Medicare standards with room for improvement. A tour and talking to current residents' families is the best next step.
based on 384 Google reviews
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What this means for your family
This facility is highly regarded for its clean environment and effective rehabilitation therapy, making it a strong choice for recovery. However, families should proactively ask about evening staffing ratios and establish a clear communication plan with the nursing team to ensure timely updates and care during off-hours.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
384 reviews on Google“Ka Punawai Ola is widely praised for its clean, well-maintained facility and a compassionate, professional staff that makes visitors and residents feel like family. While the vast majority of reviews are glowing regarding the quality of nursing and rehab care, a few families have raised concerns about communication gaps and understaffing during evening hours.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Warm, compassionate, and professional nursing staff
- Clean, well-maintained, and home-like environment
- Effective physical and occupational therapy programs
- Welcoming and helpful administrative and front-desk team
Concerns
- Understaffing during evening/night shifts leading to delayed assistance (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
- Communication gaps regarding patient status or location (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 217 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility actively engages with reviewer feedback.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1I noticed your team is very active in responding to online feedback; how do you incorporate that family input into your daily operations?
- 2With the facility having 120 residents, what steps do you take to ensure consistent communication with families regarding their loved one's daily status or if they are moved within the facility?
- 3I understand that evening and night shifts can be busy; how does your staffing model ensure that residents receive timely assistance during those later hours?
- 4Given your 5-star overall rating, what specific programs or activities do you find are most successful in fostering that 'home-like' environment for your residents?
- 5With 9 state violations noted in the past year, could you walk me through the process you use to address and resolve those specific areas of concern?
- 6How do you coordinate your physical and occupational therapy programs with the nursing staff to ensure a resident's care plan remains seamless throughout the day?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The nursing staff was excellent. All the nurses and aids were courteous and very good at their job. The physical therapy was first-rate and effective in getting me ready to return home.”
“Everyone at Ka Punawai Ola who assisted in making the transition for my auntie a smooth and seamless one and they showed nothing less than excellence, empathy, and absolute sincerity when it came to our cares and concerns for auntie’s care.”
“Unfortunately the beds are aged and the lack of side rails are concerning. With only one RN on night duty it is difficult for medication distribution when incidents occur. Patients having to wait two hours for a nitroglycerin tab for chest pains is concerning!”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026Total nursing hours are below minimum, though RN coverage is adequate. This may mean fewer aides for daily tasks like bathing and mobility.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
KA Punawai Ola has consistent deficiencies across three surveys, with families filing at least one complaint about reporting of suspected abuse or neglect. The facility repeatedly struggles with resident rights issues, nutrition and dietary services, and care planning, with the same problems appearing across multiple inspections from 2023 through 2025. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the recurring nature suggests ongoing challenges with maintaining standards.
Apr 24, 2026Complaint4
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Apr 3, 2025Routine8
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Apr 3, 2025Complaint1
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Apr 26, 2024Routine13
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
May 5, 2023Routine13
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Mar 16, 2026
$13,343
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Ka Punawai Ola
for profit
Chain Affiliation
Life Care Centers of America
194 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.5/5 · Rank 48 of 194 (Best)
Ownership & Management
Owners
Kellett Partners Lp
Owner · Organization
Kellett, Stiles
Owner
Kennedy, Deborah
Owner
Partee, Leslie
Owner
Key personnel
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