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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

La Casa Via Transitional Care Center

Walnut Creek, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
(925) 939-5820

About La Casa Via Transitional Care Center

LA CASA VIA TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in WALNUT CREEK, CA with 99 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

99 residents

Location

Walnut Creek, CA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

1449 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD, Walnut Creek, California 94598

(925) 939-5820

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on June 5, 2025, state inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 58 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.

Medicare has not fined La Casa Via Transitional Care Center in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 58 minutesBelow the California average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day50 minutesAbove the California average
Nursing staff who left in the past year31%Below the California average

Inspections

19 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

June 5, 2025 · Standard inspection · 9 citations

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 30, 2025

April 9, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations

  • Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 26, 2024
  • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 26, 2024
November 30, 2023 · Standard inspection · 8 citations+
  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 19, 2023

Fines and payment denials

No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Awcy LLC
Medicare-certified beds
99
Average residents per day
77
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
May 31, 1974
Part of a chain
Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 35 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
056399

Location

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1449 YGNACIO VALLEY ROADWalnut Creek, CA 94598

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Questions about La Casa Via Transitional Care Center

How did La Casa Via Transitional Care Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on June 5, 2025 and cited 9 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at La Casa Via Transitional Care Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 58 minutes with each resident per day, including 50 minutes from registered nurses. 31% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has La Casa Via Transitional Care Center been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against La Casa Via Transitional Care Center in the last three years.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Walnut Creek Skilled Nursing in California Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026