Hilo Benioff Medical Center
Availability Unknown
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home
1180 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720 · Hawaii County
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Overall: state avg 3.8 · U.S. 3.0
Staffing: state avg 4.5 · U.S. 3.0
Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)
Safety at a glance
3Serious citations (actual harm or immediate jeopardy), last 3 inspection cycles
39Total health citations, last 3 inspection cycles
$13,049Federal fines, last 3 years (1 fine)
Most recent standard inspection: November 15, 2024.
Most recent serious findings
G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
G
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Availability
Availability Unknown
This facility has not confirmed current availability. We never estimate vacancies. Please call (808) 961-1500 to ask about openings and waiting lists.
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Nurse staffing
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.66 hours · state avg 4.99, U.S. 3.90
- Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
- 1.08 hours
- Total nurse hours on weekends
- 3.93 hours · state avg 4.41
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 25.7% · state avg 34.5%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 29.4%
- Administrators who left (yearly)
- Not Available
Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
Paying for care
Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.
In Hawaii, Medicaid long-term care is provided through QUEST Integration LTSS.
Pricing
Published price: Not Yet Verified
What families report paying
No family reports yet. To protect privacy and avoid misleading figures, we show a summary only after 5 reports.
Yearly price increases
No increase reports yet. Shown after 5 reports.
Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.
Family Cameras & Video Access
- Family-installed room cameras
- Not Verified
- Facility-provided room cameras
- Not Verified
- Authorized remote family viewing
- Not Verified
- Live video visitation
- Not Verified
We have not yet verified this facility’s camera policy. Rules for in-room cameras vary by state and usually require consent from the resident and any roommate. Ask the facility for its written electronic-monitoring policy.
Applying & contacting
- Online admission application
- Not yet checked
- Online waiting-list form
- Not yet checked
- Online inquiry form
- Not yet checked
- Online tour scheduling
- Not yet checked
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Ownership
- Ownership type
- Government - State
- Chain / affiliation
- Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
- Legal business name
- Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
| Owner or manager | Role | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% |
| BELCHER, DANIEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| BRINKMAN, DANIEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| CHU, EDWARD | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| EAST HAWAII STATE VETERANS HOME | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| FARIAS, CHAD | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| GOMEZ, LARA | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| GRAY, JERRY | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| HASH, ALAN | CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | — |
| IGNACIO, JAY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KIRTON, CHARLES | CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | — |
| KUROHARA, RANDALL | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
About this listing
- CMS Certification Number
- 125058
- Certified beds
- 95
- Average residents per day
- 71.5
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- First certified
- March 10, 2008
- Last confirmed by official source
- October 1, 2026
Read full inspection narratives at Medicare Care Compare or ProPublica Nursing Home Inspect.
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