Hospice of Kona
Medicare-certified hospice in Kailua Kona, HI
Medicare-certified5★ family survey94% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 75-5925 Walua Road, Suite 101, Kailua Kona, HI 96740
- Phone
- (808) 324-7700
- Listed under
- 4–5 star family rating, Serves assisted living residents, Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 121505
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare-certified since
- Feb 26, 1992
- Family survey star rating
- 5 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 94%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 89%
- Hospice Care Index
- 8 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 31
- Levels of care
- Routine home care only
- County
- Hawaii
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 87% |
| Provided timely help | 83% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 93% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 94% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 83% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 94% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 89% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 8 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 62.73% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 69.4% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $10,757 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 71% |
| Assisted living | 19% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 31% |
| Dementia | 12% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 15% |
| Respiratory disease | 8% |
| Stroke | 6% |
| Other conditions | 28% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.