Palolo Chinese Home is the best home to bring your family and friends for Senior Day Care and…read moreskilled nursing residency. The staff and nurses treat you like family. Recently my mother started at their day care. Current events, exercise, motor skills in the morning and afternoons are filled with karaoke, crafts, independent skills, showers, breakfast, lunch, PT, and Farm Hall entertainment by community organizations. They offer excursions 2xs a month. A truly Loving Caring, & Safe place to put yourself or elders. Best Quality service. No regrets.

My brother received excellent rehab care at Palolo in December 2024. Nursing staff was very…read moreaccommodating; food was excellent ; room was clean comfortable and spacious. It was easy to visit and talk story. He returned home safely and in good spirits! Gayle Lau, sister

Hale Ho Aloha is a wonderful place for your loved one. My husband has been here for 4 months and…read morethe staff ( the administrators, the RNs. LPNs, CNAs, the activities people, the dining room workers, and the housekeepers) are amazing!! Everyone is attentive, caring, kind, resourceful, and ALWAYS positive and upbeat!! Never once was my husband or I ignored. They are there to make the residents as happy and comfortable as possible. My husband had been in two nursing facilities on the mainland after an accident and surgery, so we can attest to the superior quality of Hale Ho Aloha. We couldn't be happier with our choice.

This is the worst place on the island. The care is awful. They just want your money. They don't…read morecare how your loved one is treated. If you want your loved to die sooner this is the place to go!!! giving one star is being generous and that's only because I had to put a star there to post a review

Great facility with good staffing. The majority of the workers are caring and helpful. Sometimes…read morethey are short staffed, however, they still provide a good level of care given the circumstances. The only drawback I see is driving up the winding and steep hills of Sierra Drive and Wilhelmina Rise. You will, however be rewarded with million dollar views that you can take in and appreciate. They have quite a good amount of programs that everyone can participate in. Of all the facilities that were presented to us, we chose Maunalani. Maunalani was the right choice to get my elderly Mom back on her feet again.

If you need to send your loved one for excellent care, send them here. The staff is kind and…read moreattentive and extremely flexible about your family members needs and requirements. The regular menu rotates from week to week but there are other options, depending on the residents dietary requirements and restrictions, that the staff would provide at meal times and in between such as sandwiches pizza, samin etc. There's always a green salad and fresh fruit which is a nice change from hospital style food. Depending on the person's requirements you are also able to bring in outside food, treats, and goodies. The dining room is spectacular. As a non-profit organization they will not milk your insurance company dry before they discharge your friend or family member. The objective of this facility is to rehabilitate people in a healthy, friendly, loving and professional manner. Physical therapy and occupational therapy is offered daily. There are many social activities including religious, games,.exercise music and entertaient, animal interaction and the list goes on. The views are spectacular and the many lanais offer fresh air and sunshine. Our discharge interview was thorough and informational involving many departments of this facility. Big shout out to Karl, Meaghan, Brinh, Manny, "Nikki", Lauren and oh so many others

My husband and I moved into Plaza Waikiki nearly 8 years ago as independent living residents. We…read moreare so glad we picked this particular senior residence! Great staff and great neighbors. Take a tour and see for yourself.

My mother was one of the first residents to move into the Plaza back in October 2015. She was an…read moreindependent resident, then in 2019 she required more care so we had to move her to assisted living where she remained until she passed in Feb 2020. I can't say enough about the Plaza all of the nurses and the staff became part of our extended family. They took the best care of her, and there was never any concerns. She didn't participate in a lot of activities but they all still knew who she was and would come to her room to encourage her to participate. We can't say enough. The Place at Waikiki was a very convenient location as she was close to our home and where I worked. We visited often and I would eat breakfast with her every morning and dinner often. The food was often tasteless which I get as you are cooking for so many with dietary restrictions. The food was not that big of a deal for me because I could always bring her whatever she wanted or she could come home and eat with us. Her not having one meal she didn't like was not a reason for us to complain when everything else was well done. No concerns of overcharging for anything. My sole concern was that she was safe, clean and happy. To our family the Plaza at Waikiki was top notch and we know that the staff loved and cared for her every day. Thank you everyone for a job well done!!!

When I found out one of my dear friends who I used to play mah jong at her house moved into a…read moresenior living community, I knew I wanted to visit her. I called her daughter to confirm she's now at One Kalakaua Senior Living (OK) and was provided with the room number, along with check in procedures when going. Located at the corner of Young St and Kalakaua Ave, OK opened its doors in 1997 where they offer units for people 55 years or older to purchase and live in. They also provide a cafeteria and cleaning services to assist the residents. I was fortunate to have found street parking as my friend and I went on an early weekday evening. There were just a handful of visitor parking where all of the stalls were occupied but one and luckily my friend snagged the last stall in front. Prior to entering, there's an iPad on the wall where all visitors need to register your information. As you enter the doors of OK, the receptionist confirms your registration and then with the information you entered in the iPad, a sticker is printed and you place it on your chest. This was a first time for the both of us so we asked the staff we were visiting our friend and gave the room number where she immediately blurted my friend's full name. Seems like she's well-known here and have many visitors. It's been over 30 years since OK opened and I was quite impressed they keep up with maintenance as I found OK to be modern and well kept. I noticed the tropical floral arrangements and plants, which gave the facility a bright and welcoming ambiance. My friend's unit was a good size for a one bedroom and it was well kept. The unit was in the midst of re-painting. She mentioned the cleaning services offered, where it's convenient and worthy of the fee but didn't say good things about the food. She's a foodie and loves Chinese food. We used to have potlucks where I was responsible of getting the food and a couple of times I cooked at her place. She's got a refined palate for sure. Overall, a very impressive first visit at OK. The residents who I casually bumped into seemed happy and content, just like my friend who is happy to be living here at OK.

One Kalakaua is a beautiful senior living facility. It is located in the heart of town across the…read morestreet from Foodland. It's really a beautiful building which has many activities for seniors, a pool and jacuzzi, library, salon, and fitness room. Residents own their own condos which is different from other senior living options. We came by to visit a friend and were able to dine with them in the dining room on the first floor. The hostess Fely was a bit rude, but after we checked in everyone else in the main dining room was extremely pleasant and accommodating. Dinner started off with a trip to the salad bar which was super fresh. We then had the soup of the day which was the Manhattan clam chowder followed by your entrée of choice, vegetable, starch, drink and dessert. I had the ribeye steak, French fries and spinach. Dessert was Kona coffee ice cream. The food here is quite good! Several steps up from food typically that would be served at a senior assisted living facility. Essentially like restaurant quality!! Really! I was actually pleasantly surprised.. Definitely a really nice place to live for seniors.

We took a tour of the Ivy and was nice to see what the options are on Oahu. We've been to many…read moresenior communities and enjoyed seeing this place tucked away from the main road. Adam showed us around and we understand the type of care and quality that The Ivy can provide. This community is going through a renovation so we didn't see everything which we were fine with. At this point in time we don't live in Hawaii but are considering returning and knowing our options upon returning made us feel at ease. Upon returning on another vacation we plan to take another tour to see the complete renovation. Thank you Adam for the tour. You answered all of our concerns.

This review is regarding the security/safety at The Ivy Hawaii Kai…read more I know an elderly couple living independently in this facility. This past couple of weeks I have visited them on 4-5 occasions. Each time, I arrived and walked in, right past the reception. Nobody stopped me to ask who I was, nobody addressed me in any way at all, in fact. Each time, there was a person on reception, and twice, there were two people on reception. I just breezed through, and walked all the way into the facility to knock on the door of the couple living there. No security check at all. I could have been anybody, and perhaps a person up to no good. Security cameras may exist, but I didn't see any. This is a major issue--safety and well-being of residents is often quoted as a benefit of living there, and I thought the security was lax. While the Independent Living residents are issued with emergency alerts, there isn't a requirement to actually wear them, and I did not find any emergency alert pulls in the actual apartment. The couple I was visiting, when asked if they are checked-on periodically to see if they're okay--they said no. So, if something goes awry in their personal apartment, and they are not wearing their emergency button; they could be left in a precarious state for who knows how long? Is this enough Care Quality for residents living independently--rather than aging in place at home? I wouldn't have thought so. I am not intimately familiar with this institution, but I really do recommend family ensure they know exactly what the Type of Care is being purchased. My impression from these visits is that there are some significant flaws regarding safety/security.

Working in the medical field, I understand it can be challenging for families to locate appropriate…read morecaregivers for their loved ones. I've looked for caregivers through the years and it's been challenging to find trained Indvidual's to care for my patients, especially the Seniors that have limited support and/or working families. Fortunately, I was able to review the DOH webpage and locate agencies that are licensed to provide care such as Senior Helpers, knowing the company is licensed provided peace of mind knowing they are in professional hands. Families I've worked with shared that they've been able to get their Long-Term Care Insurances to assist in getting care but require a licensed entities (along with some ADL deficits) to qualify. I've had a family share with me having been able to get a companion to escort their loved one to meet with her friends over the weekend and another share with me how Senior Helpers was able to care for their loved one during their shift, having taken her to the ER and being with her when no family was available. Knowing they have caregivers that go the extra mile and care for their clients is something to be appreciated.

Horrible and sloppy workers, just like other senior care agencies. This is second agency I hired to…read moreprovide respite for my elderly father, I didn't have high expectations but the Aides that were send really didn't do anything besides hiding in the bedroom to watch their phones and avoid my Dad during the shift. He might not be easiest patient due to his progressing dementia but this was not a good experience. Especially for the high price tag, maybe if they would train and compensate the workers appropriately maybe they would do quality work.

Owners are great. Office staff is so courteous and helpful. Only problem I had was they don't have…read moreenough employees to come out to Kopolie, which they need a car to come into Kopolina plus I have dogs and I smoke, but I would smoke outside if it bothered them, but I had to go a lot of days without any help which is not good cause I'm disabled

We had to cancel service with Brightstar, the raised their prices to accommodate our schedules so…read moreit wasn't worth the price.