Life Care Center of Kona sits at 78-6957 Kamehameha III Road in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and is the only nursing home in the area, offering skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation, and intermediate care for older folks who need a lot of daily help, and the facility has certified beds for 94 residents, with nurse staffing hours at 3.72 per resident each day, and a nurse turnover rate reported at 34.0%, and you'll also find on-site physician services which make medical care quicker and easier for patients. The place provides home assisted and retirement living, nursing care, rehabilitation, wound management, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, and in-house therapies for speech, physical, and occupational needs, and you'll see things like the AlterG® Anti-Gravity Treadmill® for therapy, plus oxygen and suction therapies, and a specially secured unit for Alzheimer's and dementia residents, and folks can get individualized care plans made by the in-house team of therapists and nurses.
The center has nice ocean views from some dining areas and patient rooms, and the gallery shows some of the available amenities, but for more details you'll have to ask, and they do have a Facebook page for updates, and there's an online form for feedback or questions, plus they let people take tours of the facility. As a Skilled Nursing Facility, Life Care Center of Kona, managed by Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. since August 2001, is part of a big group that runs over 200 facilities across the country, and it's a for-profit corporation, with direct owners listed as Forrest Preston (49%), Lisa Lay (25%), and Richard Swanker (25%).
Life Care Center of Kona offers a range of senior care services, including assisted living, independent living, dementia care, and memory care, but recent inspection reports from September 25, 2024, noted 44 total deficiencies, including issues with respecting residents' rights to dignity and communication, problems with food sourcing and safety, and issues with nurse aide supervision and training, as well as 5 deficiencies related to infections. The center's operations have a license that gets monthly checks for validity by Care.com, and the place is committed to providing care that considers patient feedback.
