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Veronica Esteban Care Home in Honolulu, HI

Veronica Esteban Care Home is an assisted living community in Honolulu, HI.

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1342 Kamehameha Iv Road, Honolulu, HI 96819

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5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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1 stars
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Overall Review of Veronica Esteban Care Home

differentiator 10 reviews mention this

Food quality stands out

Dining is frequently praised as flavorful and substantial.

Several residents and families say the meals are genuinely good, including specific praise for real meat, soft and flavorful dishes, and desserts. A few also describe looking forward to meal times and note that food is delivered hot. There is also at least one negative review that connects problems with treatment to food they felt made someone sick, so tastes and outcomes may vary by situation.

common 6 reviews mention this

Staff communication keeps families informed

Families report receiving timely, clear communication during care.

Multiple reviewers describe staff members keeping families in the loop, whether through updates from administrators or responsive answers to questions. Some specifically mention nurses reaching out promptly and professionally with requests and concerns. Scheduling and visitation experiences are mixed in a few reviews, with isolated reports of unanswered calls or delays in confirming times.

common 8 reviews mention this

Rooms and common areas stay clean

Clean rooms and well-kept common areas come up repeatedly.

Several reviewers say residents’ rooms and shared spaces were kept clean, including during rehab stays. A few also mention facilities being neat, clean, and well-maintained. On the negative side, one review reports the facility being dirty and another describes finding a bed in a messy state, which suggests cleanliness can depend on timing and staffing.

common 6 reviews mention this

Activities are part of daily life

Scheduled and community activities are mentioned positively.

Residents and families describe enjoying available activities, including special entertainment and an activities program that residents look forward to. One reviewer also credits activities as part of what helped someone feel better during a rehab stay. A few other reviews focus more on clinical support than day-to-day programming, but activities still show up often enough to stand out.

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Call response can be inconsistent

Some reviewers say phones and call buttons aren’t answered promptly.

A recurring concern is difficulty reaching staff, including unanswered calls and delayed responses when residents press call buttons. One negative review describes being stuck waiting for help and another says staff were unaware of why a resident was there. These issues appear alongside strongly positive staffing comments in other reviews, but the responsiveness complaints are specific enough to be worth noting.

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Care can feel uneven day-to-day

A few residents describe care that didn’t meet expectations.

While many reviews highlight attentive nursing, therapists, and overall support, a small number describe serious problems—such as medical decline they attribute to care decisions or gaps in service. One review also complains about difficulty getting appropriate medication support for a specific need. These accounts conflict with the more common positive experience, but they are direct enough to be a caveat for families to investigate.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 5 resident community capacity 5 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living

Amenities

  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Honolulu International (3 miles away) Honolulu International (3 miles away)

Care Services

  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Coordination with health care providers Coordination with health care providers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Transportation arrangement (medical) Transportation arrangement (medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Pharmacies

  • Times Supermarkets (0.7 miles)
  • Longs Drugs (0.8 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.8 miles)
  • Times Pharmacy - Liliha (1.8 miles)
  • Walgreens (2.2 miles)
  • Longs Drugs (2.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.2 miles)

Cafes

  • The Bishop Museum CafĂ© by Highway Inn (0.7 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.4 miles)
  • Starbucks (3.7 miles)

Restaurants

  • McDonald's (0.8 miles)
  • Sakana Grill (1 miles)
  • Wendy's (1.5 miles)
  • McDonald's (1.8 miles)
  • Liliha Bakery (1.9 miles)
  • Zippy's Vineyard (2.2 miles)
  • McDonald's (2.2 miles)

Physicians

  • McKoy, James Dr-Kaiser Mapunapuna Clinic (1.1 miles)
  • Maluhia Health Center (1.4 miles)
  • Community Living Center (Formerlly Center for Aging) (1.6 miles)
  • Orthopedic Care (1.7 miles)
  • Dr Jason Lam's Office (1.7 miles)
  • Cataract & Vision Center of Hawaii (1.8 miles)
  • Honolulu Diagnostic Imaging (1.8 miles)

Hospitals

  • Tripler Orthopedics (1.5 miles)
  • Sparks M. Matsunaga VA Medical Center (1.6 miles)
  • Hmce (1.8 miles)
  • Kuakini Medical Center (2 miles)
  • Asn Consulting Services (2 miles)
  • Kaiser Permanente Hospital (2.1 miles)
  • Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center (2.1 miles)

Theaters

  • Regal Dole Cannery ScreenX, 4DX, IMAX & RPX (1.8 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii (2 miles)
  • St Philomena Church (2.3 miles)
  • Community Lutheran Church Wels (3.4 miles)

Parks

  • Salt Lake District Park (2.2 miles)
  • Makiki District Park (3.7 miles)

Transportation

  • Diamond Head Concourse (2.5 miles)
  • United Club (2.5 miles)
  • Hertz Rent A Car (2.7 miles)
  • TSA Security Check Point (2.7 miles)
  • Central Concourse (2.7 miles)
  • Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) (2.7 miles)
  • United Airlines (2.8 miles)

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