CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Contra Costa County, California
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 30 nursing homes in Contra Costa County, California qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Contra Costa County as urban.
In California, 785 of 1,165 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALHAMBRA POST ACUTE | Martinez | No | Pacs Group | 44 | 555292 |
| BAYBERRY SKILLED NURSING & HEALTHCARE CENTER | Concord | No | Generations Healthcare | 99 | 056260 |
| CONCORD POST ACUTE | Concord | No | Pacs Group | 190 | 555104 |
| Creekside Healthcare Center | San Pablo | No | Mariner Health Care | 80 | 055099 |
| DANVILLE POST-ACUTE REHAB | Danville | No | The Ensign Group | 54 | 555376 |
| DELTA VIEW POST ACUTE | Antioch | No | Pacs Group | 99 | 056381 |
| DIABLO VALLEY POST ACUTE | Concord | No | Pacs Group | 190 | 055150 |
| DIAMOND RIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER | Pittsburg | No | David Johnson | 120 | 555287 |
| GREENRIDGE POST ACUTE | El Sobrante | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 60 | 056457 |
| LA CASA VIA TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER | Walnut Creek | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 99 | 056399 |
| LEGACY POST ACUTE CARE | Martinez | No | 96 | 555684 | |
| LONE TREE POST ACUTE | Antioch | No | Pacs Group | 99 | 056021 |
| MORAGA POST ACUTE | Moraga | No | Pacs Group | 49 | 055085 |
| ORINDA CARE CENTER, LLC | Orinda | No | Crystal Solorzano | 47 | 055775 |
| PITTSBURG SKILLED NURSING CENTER | Pittsburg | No | 49 | 055677 | |
| PLEASANT HILL POST ACUTE | Pleasant Hill | No | Pacs Group | 51 | 055049 |
| RICHMOND POST ACUTE CARE | Richmond | No | 35 | 555735 | |
| Rosewood Post Acute | Pleasant Hill | No | Windsor | 113 | 056476 |
| ROSSMOOR POST ACUTE | Walnut Creek | No | Pacs Group | 155 | 555446 |
| SAN PABLO HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER | San Pablo | No | Sol Healthcare | 108 | 056359 |
| SHADELANDS POST ACUTE | Walnut Creek | No | Pacs Group | 59 | 555926 |
| SHIELDS NURSING CENTER | El Cerrito | No | 45 | 555364 | |
| SHIELDS RICHMOND NURSING CENTER | Richmond | No | 84 | 055292 | |
| Stonebrook Post Acute | Concord | No | West Harbor Healthcare | 120 | 555421 |
| TAMPICO HEALTHCARE CENTER | Walnut Creek | No | Aaron Mayer | 128 | 056213 |
| THE REUTLINGER COMMUNITY | Danville | No | 60 | 055534 | |
| TICE VALLEY POST ACUTE | Walnut Creek | No | Pacs Group | 120 | 555710 |
| VALE HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Pablo | No | Mariner Health Care | 202 | 056389 |
| WALNUT CREEK SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENT | Walnut Creek | No | Generations Healthcare | 180 | 056327 |
| WILLOW PASS HEALTHCARE CENTER | Concord | No | Pratap Poddatoori | 81 | 055241 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.