KAU HOSPITAL
Address
1 KAMANI STREET
PAHALA, HI 96777
(808) 928-2050
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
94%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 15
- Certified Beds: 16
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Government - State
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- Located Inside of a Hospital Facility
- This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Kau Hospital
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 2 Hours and 24 Minutes | 54 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 8 Minutes | 43 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 4 Hours and 39 Minutes | 2 Hours and 41 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 32 Minutes | 1 Hour and 37 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 8 Hours and 11 Minutes | 4 Hours and 19 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Hawaii are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Hawaii Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 93% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 93% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 2% | 6% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 10% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 7% | 6% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 27% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 25% | 12% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | - | 7% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | - | 3% |
Health Inspection Details -
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 03/24/2011.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Environmental
Get Rid of Garbage Properly.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Be Designed, Built, Equipped, or Well Kept to Protect the Health and Safety of Residents, Workers, and the Public.
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Keep All Essential Equipment Working Safely.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Resident Assessment
Make Sure That Doctors Visit Residents Regularly, As Required.
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Make Sure That All Needed Doctor Visits Are Made Personally by a Doctor, As Required.
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Resident Rights
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
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Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Kau Hospital had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 03/24/2011.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Corridor Walls and Doors
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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Electrical
Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
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