Independent Living and Assisted Living
The Kensington at Walnut Creek
1580 Geary Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 · Map
Licensed for 200 residents · KENSINGTON TENANT LLC & KISCO SENIOR LIVING, LLC
The Kensington at Walnut Creek is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living community in Walnut Creek, California. It is licensed for 200 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $6,681 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Kensington at Walnut Creek says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 200 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 079201241, licensed since Aug 18, 2023. Licensee KENSINGTON TENANT LLC & KISCO SENIOR LIVING, LLC.
Nearest emergency room
1.6 miles
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus, rated 2 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kensington at Walnut Creek this community | 200 | $6,681/mo | Active | 5 Type A, 25 Type B | |
| Sunnyvale Care Home II | 0.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Pleasant Hill Villa Home Care 3 | 0.4 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Pleasant Hill Villa Home Care | 0.5 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 4 Type A, 10 Type B |
| Eden Senior Care | 0.5 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record5 Type A, 25 Type B
- Last state visit
- September 4, 2026
- State visits since June 14, 2023
- 16 (including 3 inspections, 5 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 5 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 25 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 9: 5 substantiated, 4 not substantiated
- No citations at the last inspection (August 2026)
- License active since 2023
Citations (30), newest first
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due July 23, 2026): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Residents of privately operated communities have added rights, such as personal privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87465(c)(2) (plan of correction due February 24, 2026): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Staff may help a resident take as-needed nonprescription medicine only with written instructions from the resident's doctor.
- 87465(c)(2) (plan of correction due January 19, 2026): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Staff may help a resident take as-needed nonprescription medicine only with written instructions from the resident's doctor.
- 87465(a)(6) (plan of correction due January 9, 2026): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The community must have a plan for residents' medical and dental care and help residents arrange and get to that care.
- 87629(b)(1) (plan of correction due January 9, 2026): Injections. Rules for residents who need injections, which must be given by the resident or an appropriately skilled professional.
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- 87465(g) (plan of correction due January 9, 2026): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The community must call 911 right away when an injury or other emergency threatens a resident's health.
- 87622(a)(2) (plan of correction due January 9, 2026): Fecal Impaction Removal, Enemas, and/or Suppositories. Rules for residents who need fecal impaction removal, enemas or suppositories.
- 87465(c)(2) (plan of correction due September 26, 2025): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Staff may help a resident take as-needed nonprescription medicine only with written instructions from the resident's doctor.
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- 1569.625(b)(2) (plan of correction due September 15, 2025): Direct Care Staff Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents with personal daily activities.
- 1569.618(c)(3) (plan of correction due September 4, 2025): Administrator Presence and Staffing. Rules for the administrator's presence, round-the-clock on-site management, and having enough staff.
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due September 3, 2025): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 1569.683(a)(3) (plan of correction due September 2, 2025): Eviction Notices. What an eviction notice must say, including the reasons, the eviction date, housing resources and the right to complain.
- 87211(a)(1) (plan of correction due September 2, 2025): Reporting Requirements. Events the community must report to the state and to the resident's family or representative, such as deaths, injuries, abuse and changes in leadership.
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- 87468(c)(2)(A) (plan of correction due August 28, 2025): Personal Rights of Residents. The community must prominently post residents' rights, a nondiscrimination notice and how to file complaints.
- 87303(e)(2) (plan of correction due August 15, 2025): Maintenance and Operation. Water and plumbing must be kept safe, including safe hot water temperatures, grab bars, slip-resistant tub and shower floors, and working toilets and sinks.
- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due August 15, 2025): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Centrally stored medicines must be locked up, kept in their original labeled containers, and tracked in a written record.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due November 22, 2024): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
- 87705(k)(8) (plan of correction due November 22, 2024): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87355(d) (plan of correction due November 20, 2024): Criminal Record Clearance. Rules for fingerprinting and criminal background clearance of the licensee, staff, volunteers and others in the community.
- 87707(c)(5) (plan of correction due October 11, 2024): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 1569.625(b)(2) (plan of correction due October 11, 2024): Direct Care Staff Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents with personal daily activities.
- 87411(f) (plan of correction due August 30, 2024): Personnel Requirements - General. All staff must be in good health, with a health screening that includes a chest x-ray or skin test, and anyone whose illness threatens residents must be taken off duty.
- 1569.625(b)(2) (plan of correction due August 30, 2024): Direct Care Staff Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents with personal daily activities.
- 87458(b)(1) (plan of correction due August 30, 2024): Medical Assessment. Requirements for a medical assessment by a licensed medical professional before a resident moves in.
- 1569.695(c) (plan of correction due August 30, 2024): Emergency and Disaster Plans. The community must have an emergency and disaster plan, train staff on it, hold drills and keep key resident information ready.
- 87707(c)(5) (plan of correction due August 30, 2024): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 87464(f)(4) (plan of correction due August 26, 2024): Basic Services. The basic services every community must provide, starting with care and supervision, and its duty to meet the needs of each resident it accepts.
- 87629(b)(1) (plan of correction due August 26, 2024): Injections. Rules for residents who need injections, which must be given by the resident or an appropriately skilled professional.
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due April 25, 2024): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due April 24, 2024): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
Plain meanings are our short reading of the rule cited, from the state’s regulation text. The state’s report says what happened.
Complaints with substantiated allegations (date the finding was approved)
- December 10, 2025: 3 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
- September 9, 2025: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
- August 13, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (2)
- May 6, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated
- September 9, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (33)
- August 28, 2026: Inspection
- July 8, 2026: Other visit
- April 13, 2026: Complaint visit
- February 17, 2026: Other visit
- December 18, 2025: Other visit (2)
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- December 9, 2025: Other visit (5)
- December 9, 2025: Complaint visit
- August 27, 2025: Other visit (3)
- August 27, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- August 14, 2025: Inspection
- November 19, 2024: Other visit
- November 6, 2024: Other visit
- September 10, 2024: Other visit
- August 7, 2024: Other visit
- August 7, 2024: Inspection
- August 7, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- April 24, 2024: Other visit (4)
- October 26, 2023: Other visit
- July 24, 2023: Other visit (2)
- June 14, 2023: Other visit
Read every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
Type A citations are for “the most serious type of violations in which there is an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of those in care,” and are issued “even if the violation is corrected on the spot.”
Type B citations are for “a violation that, if not corrected, may [pose] an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of clients,” such as faulty medical record keeping or staff training.
CCLD: “There is no difference between an inconclusive and an unsubstantiated complaint allegation. Both terms mean that there was no preponderance of evidence to prove that an alleged violation occurred.” Allegations CCLD finds unfounded are also not substantiated.
This community is licensed for 200 residents; larger communities are visited and complained about more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing, data as of September 28, 2026, covering the five years of records the state publishes. The state’s advice: “Never rely on this information alone to make a decision about a facility. Always visit facilities in person.”
License and ownershipActive license, licensee KENSINGTON TENANT LLC & KISCO SENIOR LIVING, LLC
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 079201241
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2023-08-18
- Licensed capacity
- 200
- Licensee
- KENSINGTON TENANT LLC & KISCO SENIOR LIVING, LLC
- County
- Contra Costa County
- General Manager
- Frances Bates
Source: California state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
General Manager name from public records we reviewed, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in California, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in California
- Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). Medi-Cal can pay for assisted living care services through the Assisted Living Waiver, but only in 15 counties, only for people who need nursing home level care, and there is a waitlist. The resident still pays room and board. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Assisted Living Waiver has a waitlist. DHCS reported 18,365 people on it in December 2025. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 OSHA inspection, 4 violations cited
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 7, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Sep 16, 2024. 4 violations cited (4 other). Penalties: $1,490 proposed, $1,200 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kisco Senior Living LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2340.2(b). Penalty $185 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2024. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2340.16(c). Penalty $185 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2024. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2340.17(d). Penalty $560 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2024. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2473.1(b). Penalty $560 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2024. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.6 mi, nursing home 0.5 mi, pharmacy 1.5 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus, Walnut Creek. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rosewood Post Acute, Pleasant Hill. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accentcare Home Health Of California, Inc, Pleasant Hill. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94597 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care - Diablo Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Walnut Creek Dialysis Center, Walnut Creek, 2.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Walnut Creek At Home, Walnut Creek, 2.1 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94597.
Hospice Of The East Bay, office in Pleasant Hill, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Assist On Call Palliative & Hospice Care, Inc, office in Pleasant Hill, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Alameda Care Hospice, office in Walnut Creek, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Suprabha Jain, MD, Pleasant Hill. 0.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in December 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing inspection records | Sep 28, 2026 | See above |
| California Medicaid provider list | Mar 3, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Kensington at Walnut Creek provide?
The Kensington at Walnut Creek is licensed by the state of California for independent living, assisted living in Walnut Creek, California. Its licensed capacity is 200 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Kensington at Walnut Creek?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Kensington at Walnut Creek but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Kensington at Walnut Creek cost?
Assisted Living in Contra Costa County typically starts at $4,100 to $6,700 a month. Based on 17 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact The Kensington at Walnut Creek?
Use The Kensington at Walnut Creek's website, kiscoseniorliving.com/lifestyle/kensington, or visit at 1580 Geary Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94597.
How Lilisity works. The only scores or rankings Lilisity publishes are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified resident and family interviews. Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid