Kauai County, Hawaii
County inventory for Kauai County, Hawaii is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Kauai County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 5 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Hawaii medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet HI-KAUAI-HAWAII · Kauai, HI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 333 beds
- STAR-MID 3.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #672/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Calhoun
- AL-HIGH $12,096/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Calhoun County, AL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Kauai County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Kauai County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 5 nursing homes and 333 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.6/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Hawaii medians: assisted living $12,096/mo, semi-private nursing $15,473/mo, private nursing $16,395/mo, home health aide $7,817/mo, adult day $2,551/mo. Local Kauai providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans Government - State (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Garden Isle Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Kauai, HI
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Kauai County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Isle Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | Lihue | 5/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital | Kapaa | 5/5 | 66 | Government - State |
| Hale Kupuna Heritage Home, LLC | Koloa | 3/5 | 84 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kauai Care Center | Waimea | 3/5 | 53 | For profit - Individual |
| Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital | Waimea | 2/5 | 20 | Government - State |
Home Health Agencies in Kauai County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health Kauai | Lihue | 2.5 |
| Ohana Home Health LLC | Lawai | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Kauai County, HI, both outside HI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Hawaii overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Hawaii elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Hawaii state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Kauai County.