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Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
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⌖ Kapaa, HI · Kauai County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds66
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital is a 66-bed government-run nursing home in Kapaa, HI. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Hawaii is 3.7. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 8 problems, close to the Hawaii average of 9.5. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 6 hr 06 min a day with each resident, more than the Hawaii average of 4 hr 58 min. About 8% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameSamuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
LocationKauai County, Hawaii
Phone(808) 822-4961
Address4800 Kawaihau Road, Kapaa, HI 96746 · Kauai County
CMS provider number125029
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 15, 1976 (50 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident6 hr 06 min a dayHawaii average: 4 hr 58 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident2 hr 11 min a dayHawaii average: 1 hr 45 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover8% a yearHawaii average: 36%Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection8 (May 2026)Hawaii average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in May 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Hawaii average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.8%State average: 1.9%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.6%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs7.1%State average: 11.9%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Hawaii average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 7 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day6.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6.1 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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