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Life Care Center of Kona

78-6957 KAMEHAMEHA III ROAD, KAILUA KONA, HI, 96740

(808) 322-2790

lcca.com

94 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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78-6957 Kamehameha Iii Road

Kailua Kona, HI 96740

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

125052

Care type

Nursing home

County

Hawaii

Facility name

Life Care Center of Kona

Street address

78-6957 KAMEHAMEHA III ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Kailua Kona, HI 96740

Phone

(808) 322-2790

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Kona

Life Care Center of Kona is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. It is licensed for 94 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Hawaii (94 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Kailua Kona and 43 skilled nursing facilities across Hawaii. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Kona 51 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $27,612 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Lay, Lisa

Direct owner · Officer — 25% stake — since 2020

Swanker, Richard

Direct owner · Officer — 25% stake — since 2011

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 2001

Eder, Meredith

Managing employee — since 2020

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control — since 2001

Preston, Forrest

Officer — since 2001

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2001

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2001-10-23

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

14 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$27,612 total

Last standard inspection

2024-09-25

Nurse staffing

3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$589 per day (≈ $17,910/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

69% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 25% private/other

Occupancy

58% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

1% above the HI median of $585/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2024-09-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0600

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0730

F · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-06

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-11-06

2023-09-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered15 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0623

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0625

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0689

G · Actual harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0725

E · No harm found

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0726

G · Actual harm

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0730

D · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0867

F · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2023-10-23

F-0882

E · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2023-10-23

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)

2022-06-09Health inspection15 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0622

D · No harm found

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0745

D · No harm found

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0812

C · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-07-30

F-0886

E · No harm found

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

Corrected 2022-07-30

2024-09-25Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0761

C · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-02-24

2023-09-21Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0039

D · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2023-10-13

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2023-10-13

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-10-13

2022-06-09Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0223

F · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2022-09-28

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-09-28

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2022-09-28

Federal penalties

2023-09-21Fine$27,612

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 125052.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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