Life Care Center Of Hilo in Hilo, HI

Life Care Center Of Hilo is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Hilo, Hawaii. It is located in Hawaii county at 944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. You can reach out to the office of Life Care Center Of Hilo via phone at (808) 959-9151. This skilled nursing facility has 252 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 79.48%. Its legal business name is Hilo Medical Investors Ltd and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Life Care Center Of Hilo (Medicare CCN 125040) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1993 (31 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in June, 2019.

Contact Information

Life Care Center Of Hilo
944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808) 959-9151


Nursing Home Profile

NameLife Care Center Of Hilo
Location944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, Hawaii
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds252
Occupancy Rate79.48%
Medicare ID (CCN)125040
Legal Business NameHilo Medical Investors Ltd
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Life Care Center Of Hilo from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1730132325
Organization NameHILO MEDICAL INVESTORS LTD
Doing Business AsLIFE CARE CENTER OF HILO
Address944 W Kawailani St, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone Number808-959-9151

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Life Care Center Of Hilo are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Life Care Center Of Hilo give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

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Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Life Care Center Of Hilo is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased13.2314.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight7.35.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder38.4648.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.141.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.12.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.265.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.983.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.8793.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication16.4614.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine96.7883.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.011.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened25.0617.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication11.3819.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.517.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine98.8195.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function70.4367.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine88.7582.93

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Phone: (808) 959-9151    
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