Medication handling and storage
Cited in 4 reports, with 4 deficiencies in total.
KENSINGTON AT WALNUT CREEK, THE
1580 GEARY ROAD, Walnut Creek CA 94597
200 bedsLatest official report Jul 8, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (925) 973-1121
- Licensee
- KENSINGTON TENANT LLC & KISCO SENIOR LIVING, LLC
- Administrator
- JOYCE AQUINO
- Contact
- JOYCE AQUINO
- License first date
- Aug 18, 2023
- License effective date
- Aug 18, 2023
- District office
- OAKLAND ASC · (510) 286-4201
- Regional office
- 15
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY, 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA, 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE
Summary
The available records show 5 Type A and 25 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jul 8, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jul 8, 2026
No later report is available, so the records do not show what happened afterward.
What Type A and Type B mean
- Type A
- Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
- Type B
- Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.
At a glance
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 35 Contra Costa County facilities licensed for 50 or more beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 31 reports for this facility: 24 inspections, 5 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 5 Type A and 25 Type B deficiencies.
3 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 24
- Recorded deficiencies
- 30
- Type A deficiencies
- 5
- Type B deficiencies
- 25
- Substantiated complaints
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 8
More than the typical 9
9 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 7
7 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 4
6 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
2 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
Repeated topics
Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.
Resident rights
Cited in 4 reports, with 4 deficiencies in total.
Staffing, personnel, and training
Cited in 3 reports, with 4 deficiencies in total.
Dementia care
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
Facility condition and maintenance
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
Admission, assessment, and eviction
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
Health conditions and treatments
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
Medical and dental care
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations3 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(a)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
CCR 87465(a)(6) – Incidental Medical and Dental Care When requested by the prescribing physician or the Department, a record of dosages of medications which are centrally stored shall be maintained by the facility. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interviews, the licensee failed to ensure accurate medication administration documentation for R2. On 10/18/2024, the MAR reflected narcotic administration times of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., while the Individual Resident Narcotic Record showed administration at 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. The discrepancy between the two documents demonstrates falsified or inaccurate medication administration documentation which poses a potential health and safety risk to the persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator agreed to review and audit all narcotic medication logs and MARs for accuracy. Administrator agreed to conduct medication documentation training for all Medication Technicians and submit proof of completion to CCL by due date.
Deadline recorded: Jan 9, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jan 9, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87629(b)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
CCR 87629(b)(1) Injections Injections. Ensuring that injections are administered by an appropriately skilled professional should the resident require assistance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on record review and staff interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring that injections are administered by an appropriately skilled professional. Records show that Medication Technicians (Med Techs), who are not appropriately skilled professionals, were administering insulin injections and performing blood glucose checks for R2. S1 confirmed that Med Techs “set up” insulin pens and used a “hand-over-hand” method during injection. This failure to ensure proper training and delegation in medication administration poses a potential health and safety risk to residents, including risk of injury, infection, or medication error.
Official plan of correction
Administrator will conduct an audit on all residents that receiving dr's order for injections to determine if they can self inject or require assistance with skilled professional. Will send a confirmation that audit was completed by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Jan 9, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jan 9, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.683(a)(3)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
§1569.683 Eviction notices (a) In addition to complying with other applicable regulations, a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly who sends a notice of eviction to a resident...with specific facts to permit the notice to quit shall include all of the following: (3) Information about the resident's right to file a complaint...with the name, address, and telephone number of the nearest office of.. the State Ombudsman. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by not sending the notice to evict with the correct contact information for the local Ombudsman to R1's responsible party which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
The Administrator will read the regulation and submit self-certification that it has been read, understood and they will comply going forward to CCLD by POC due date. In addition, the licensee shall rescind the eviction, notify resident's responsible party, and issue legal notice if that is still licensee’s plan.
Deadline recorded: Sep 2, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 2, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Basic services and supervisionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87464(f)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(f) Basic services shall at a minimum include: (4) Personal assistance and care as needed by the resident...with those activities of daily living such ...assistance with taking prescribed medications. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on investigation, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not administering medication according to doctor's orders which poses a potential health and safety risk to the persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Executive Director has agreed to training for administering medication and submit staff sign in sheet to CCLD by POC date.
Deadline recorded: Aug 26, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 26, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Source and limits
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.
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