KA PUNAWAI OLA

The sun was shining and the activity board full with kind, personal care of the residents. The facility has lots of windows and furnishings of old Hawaii which makes the residents comfortable and I overheard one resident say he was so comfortable here he doesn’t want to go back home! One of my former student at KCC Ms. Hiromi Dunn is my relative’s speech therapist and she is outstanding! We hope the staff can get more hands as they were doing their very best with the number of team members at hand. Highly recommend Ka Punawai Ola. Thank you very much for your daily care and expertise.

Your PT is a former CNA and her visitors are mostly All in the medical field. Your staff is excellent patient and caring. The environment is also well cared for, always clean and tidy. Have yet to meet a disgruntled staff member. Always caring and attentive to patient care. Thank you for all that you do. We all are happy about her care. Unable to comment on the cost of her care as the 3 of us are not family members. We understand she has 3 months from her insurance that is paying for it. Been there 2 weeks so far.

Our family would like to express our deepest Gratitude towards KaPunawai Ola staff. The staff has gone above and beyond for my mother, and I truly appreciate each one of you and your help to make her feel at ease. You can feel the loving, Caring, and genuine ALOHA from the staff to the patient. Everyone could not be more helpful and patient with my mom and family. The commitment to her needs, and ensure she was comfortable daily. She was always treated with patient and dignity. I see a lot of warmth amongst the staff giving it a family “atmosphere”. Just the little things such as doing her hair, putting on her blush and making sure she has a flower”pau” In her hair. Just the attention to those things means a lot to my family and I. Even though she might not be aware it would mean a lot to her. I’ve even noticed staff doing it for other patients as well, which really make me appreciate the Ka Punawai Ola staff more.

Got to talk to my dad about lemon drops in the jar from See's (my grandmother used to have these; Brach's lemon drops used to be in stores). These lemon drops were left with my mom, at their home. Dad chose from various HHMH (Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii) books the book titled "Moving Forward Just as You Are", by Monshu Kojun Ohtani, instead of"Tannisho" (translated by Taitetsu Unno), or "Buddha is our Teacher", BDK.. Macy's watch shop in Ala Moana Shopping Center had lighted magnifiers (press the button to light up the magnifier). I was told the magnifier is not made of glass, which helps if it drops to the floor. The magnifier can help with reading various small typed, written, or printed text, which is why I thought it was a good buy. Mickey Mouse plush, from Longs Ala Moana Shopping Center; where my dad used to go shopping with my grandmother. Placed in his carryon bag on the counter, sticking out, so Mickey Mouse was looking at him, whether he is sitting down for his meal or in his bed. Dad used to sing various Disney songs, as well as Christmas songs when I was growing up. Dad got to have a paper version of "Wondrous Gift of Peace" Warlyn, CNA, was talked to about the See's chocolate bear I brought. I asked first about a dietician, and somehow it was mentioned she was aCNA, who was taking my Dad's saimin bowl away (he also had a bread roll and what looked like miso soup). Warlyn approved the chocolate bear staying with my dad. Dad used to impromptu story tell to his granddaughter the story of "(Goldilocks and) the 3 Bears"; with his deep voice for Papa Bear, higher pitched voice for Mama Bear, and a teeny younger voice for Baby Bear. It's a memory similar to Dad singing throughout the years his class song from high school or even his alma mater. It is good that they have hand sanitizer stations around Kapunawai Ola. They also had a lot of Thanksgiving wall decoration (pilgrims, pumpkins, various vegetables) stickers and stuffed plushes of pumpkins. The stuffed plushes of pumpkins are in the hallway after entering and turning to the right to get to the double doors where certain patients are being tended to. The telecom that you press the button to get entry wasn't as obvious when first visiting here; someone, possibly a resident, mentioned how to gain entry through pressing the button on the telecom. I think it helps if you first sign in (name, telephone number, and patient visiting, on the computer screen when facing the entry to Kapunawai Ola, and turning immediately left when in the patio area); then mentioning on the intercom who you are visiting (it may take a while, or several times of waiting for the entry doors to open, before someone opens the doors automatically). The touchscreen that you sign in, also has a sign out option, which I only noticed yesterday, when another visitor was leaving and approached the touch screen. Difficult to find someone attending the front desks here (to talk about belongings); most of them are outside of the patients' rooms on their computers, one once in a while in the common area, and several walking on and out of patients' rooms. Televisions are in the common area, and in the shared room my dad was in. A nurse in a previous visit to my dad mentioned using capsacin (I think for my dad's knees; which I mentioned is an ingredient in chili peppers, since my dad is one of the people who had mentioned this over the years). I think she mentioned something about the capsacin not being the same as the chili pepper.

My brother was in the care of Ka Punawai Ola, and while he was there the staff was always in touch with me to keep me informed and updated on his status. The staff was very caring and accommodating. Also the place was very clean. I would highly recommend this place if your looking for personal Healthcare care. Thank you Ka Punawai Ola for taking great care of my brother.