Nursing Home Communities in Hilo, HI

"My 92-year-old father has been a resident of the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo, Hawaii, for nearly three years now. You will not find a cleaner and more well-kept nursing home anywhere! Upon entering the building, you will notice that it does not smell like a hospital or care facility at all. (Those who maintain the facility are to be commended for their continuous efforts.) The nurses and CNAs (certified nurse assistants) are truly caring individuals. They treat my father with respect and kindness. Overall, my father is very well-cared for. As with the care for any loved one, there are issues from time to time--issues that need to be worked out as my father's physical and mental health status changes. I must say that every issues that has been brought to the attention of the nurses or counselors or administrators has been worked out or is in the process of being worked out. I would like to add that the facility has a new administrator. She is amazing! It is my observation that she displays a mixture of both excellent competence at her job of running the facility and excellent care for both her staff and residents. The nursing home is blessed to have her at the helm! . "

"I was taken in by Hale Anuenue after a post-op complication and stayed there for 3 weeks, 2 of them in strict quarantine. I needed a lot of help and got it. Even in lockdown, with staff wearing full gowns, with us patients confined to our rooms, the staff made big efforts to keep us cheerful. The staff was kind to all residents. The schedule was well-coordinated with regular showers, daily PT and occupational therapy, and healthy meals. It was a very difficult time because of covid but they kept things going, and I'm very grateful they took me in."

"My grandma has been living in this facility for about 4 years now. I visit her twice a week, sometimes three, several times even one. I am close to my grandmother. I am sometimes excited to visit her and sometimes not. She really doesn't like it there. However, myself or none of my family members are qualified to take care of her. The facility is beautiful. Her room is nice, not plain, but not elegant. It's peaceful. They have scheduled activities, a nice kitchen and dining area, and a dayroom for activities. They also have rooms for activities, like exercise classes for the able-bodied. The nurses are very efficient. Rooms checks, medicines are always prompt. They are very busy so they don't spend a little extra time socializing with residents. It's sad for those who don't have visitors. Some just sit in the day lonely. However, they have some volunteers. A lot of the nurses are students from the college which is a part of their class. So basically the nurses and staff do their job only. All in all, if you want good care, Life Care Center is good, however, if you want that extra warmth and "Aloha," it's probably not the best, most cheerful place. "