Diablo Valley Post Acute: Cockroaches Found in Kitchen - CA
The county's Registered Environmental Health Specialist issued a red tag closure, an emergency shutdown reserved for serious food safety threats. The kitchen stayed closed until pest control could treat it and staff could deep clean it from top to bottom.
By the time inspectors counted, the numbers were specific and grim. Two live cockroaches were under the active steam table, the unit used to keep residents' food warm during meal service. Three more were alive under the dirty side counter of the commercial dishwasher. Two cockroaches were dying, one under the steam table and one near the pre-wash sink used to manually clean dishes and cookware. Four were already dead, three beneath the steam table and one under the same sink area. Inside the monitor traps placed under the back preparation area, inspectors found between five and eight more dead or dying cockroaches. The traps, it turned out, were old ones. Nobody had replaced them in months.
The facility's Director of Maintenance confirmed to federal inspectors that the kitchen had not been inspected for pests from December 1, 2025 through May 20, 2026, a gap of nearly six months.
Both cooks working in that kitchen said they had seen it coming. One cook told inspectors he had spotted an occasional live roach before the May 20 visit. The second cook was more direct: he had seen live roaches in the kitchen and had not seen any new traps or pest control activity for several months leading up to that day.
The Registered Dietician told inspectors that the local health department found roach remains inside the panel below the hot food service area. That discovery triggered the closure.
The environmental health specialist, reached by phone on June 2, said cockroaches spread disease and are unacceptable in a commercial kitchen because of the food safety risk they create. She had observed the live cockroaches and cockroach remains herself, under the steam table, and issued the red tag on the spot.
When the pest control company, Eco-Guard Pest Management, arrived on May 20, the technician's own invoice described what he found: multiple old insect monitors throughout the kitchen. He pulled them all out, placed new ones, added gel bait along cracks and crevices around the perimeter, and sprayed along baseboards and under appliances and cabinets.
The facility's own pest control policy, a document bearing a revision date of 2028, states that the facility maintains an ongoing pest control program to ensure the building is kept free of insects and rodents.
The kitchen had not been inspected for pests in half a year. Two cooks had watched cockroaches move through the space where residents' meals were prepared and served. The steam table, the piece of equipment designed to hold food warm and ready for the people living in the facility, had live insects underneath it on the day the county walked in.
Federal inspectors classified the harm level as minimal, with potential for actual harm affecting many residents. The kitchen serves the entire resident population.
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DIABLO VALLEY POST ACUTE in CONCORD, CA was cited for violations during a health inspection on May 26, 2026.
The county's Registered Environmental Health Specialist issued a red tag closure, an emergency shutdown reserved for serious food safety threats.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.