Quick answer: A serious bedsore (stage 3 or 4) in a Butte County nursing home can support a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act, because federal rules (42 CFR 483.25) treat advanced pressure ulcers as preventable unless a documented medical condition made them unavoidable. Request the wound care and repositioning records and check the home's CMS inspection rating, then have a lawyer review it for free at (888) 999-0169 or send us a message. What follows is what the current CMS data shows for Butte County's nursing homes. Of its nine skilled nursing facilities, six carry an overall CMS rating of just one or two stars, and four display the CMS abuse icon. In that environment, a serious pressure ulcer is less an outlier than a predictable result of thin staffing and skipped repositioning.
If your loved one developed a bedsore in a Chico or Oroville nursing home, you may have a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act. Call (888) 999-0169 to talk it through, free and confidential. We defended these homes for years before switching sides, and there is no fee unless we win.
Nursing home records in Butte County
Butte County has 9 federally certified nursing facilities with 910 licensed beds. Since 1997, state inspectors have issued 188 citations against Butte County facilities, including 3 class AA citations and 15 class A citations. Facilities in the county have been assessed $564,062 in state penalties over that period.
A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result.
9 of those enforcement actions were connected to a resident's death.
4 Butte County facilities currently carry the federal abuse warning icon.
The county's facilities average 2.2 of 5 stars on the federal rating system. 6 of 9 facilities hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Butte County facilities have been assessed $385,345 in federal fines.
The most cited nursing homes in Butte County
- Oroville Hospital Post-Acute Center (51 citations)
- Oakwood Healthcare Center (34 citations)
- Autumn Creek Post Acute (32 citations)
See every facility in the county, with its full record, in the nursing home directory.
Citation data covers July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024. Ratings and fines are current as of the CMS processing date shown above.
What the record shows in Butte County
Some of the county's homes with the lowest overall CMS ratings also report the lowest staffing and the heaviest fines.
By reported nurse staffing, these are the lowest homes in the county in the CMS data. Arbor Post Acute in Chico reports 3.92 nursing hours per resident per day against a state average of 4.52, with a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating. It carries a 1 star staffing rating, $61,825 in federal fines across 2 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon as well. Staffing at Feather River Care Center in Oroville is 4.18 nursing hours per resident per day against 4.52 statewide, with a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating. Its record also shows a 2 star staffing rating, $59,794 in federal fines across 1 federal penalty and the federal abuse warning icon. In Chico, California Park Post Acute reports 4.31 nursing hours per resident per day, where the state average is 4.52, with a 5 star overall rating and a 4 star health inspection rating. It also carries a 2 star staffing rating. Countywide, 6 of 9 homes hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Before you accept a facility's explanation for a bedsore, check its record in our Butte County nursing home directory. An advanced wound at a one-star home is a pattern, not bad luck, and left untreated it can reach the bone and become a fatal infection. For the four stages and the California statutes, see our California bedsore page.
How Butte County families can respond
Photograph the wound and date the photos, and request the complete chart in writing, including wound care notes and repositioning logs. Get an independent medical evaluation. File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health through Cal Health Find, or contact the Butte County Long-Term Care Ombudsman (PASSAGES) at (530) 898-5923 or (800) 822-0109, or the state crisis line at (800) 231-4024 after hours. In an emergency, contact Butte County Adult Protective Services or call 911. Our full guide is here: how to report nursing home abuse in California.
You do not need to be certain to call. That is what a free, confidential consultation is for. Call (888) 999-0169.
Why work with us
Michael Young and Thomas Wallin spent years defending nursing homes before switching sides. Between them they have recovered millions of dollars for elder abuse victims and their families. We go straight for the repositioning logs and the payroll-based staffing records, because the gap between "turned every two hours" in the chart and the aides actually working that shift is where these cases are won. As Butte County nursing home abuse lawyers, we handle these cases across Chico, Oroville, and the county and throughout California.
Talk to a Butte County bedsore lawyer today
Wound photos and repositioning logs get harder to obtain every week. Call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free case evaluation. We stand with families throughout Butte County and all of California, we have recovered millions for elder abuse victims, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Sources and authoritative references
- CMS Care Compare, the federal nursing home rating and inspection database: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find, to look up a facility or file a complaint: https://calhealthfind.cdph.ca.gov/
- California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15600.
- Federal quality-of-care and pressure-ulcer standard, 42 CFR 483.25: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/part-483/section-483.25
Frequently asked questions
Are bedsores common at Butte County nursing homes?
Butte County has an unusually high share of low-rated homes, six of nine at one or two stars, and low staffing is the strongest predictor of pressure ulcers. That does not mean every bedsore is neglect, but at a low-rated, understaffed home the "unavoidable" defense rarely survives a look at the records.
How do I check a Chico nursing home before choosing one?
Use our Butte County nursing home directory. It lists each home's staffing against the state average, plus star ratings, citations, and any fines, all from public CMS data.
What should I do first if my parent has a stage 4 bedsore?
Photograph the wound, request the complete chart in writing, and get an independent medical evaluation. Then talk to a lawyer before accepting the facility's explanation, because the version families are given rarely matches the records.
How many nursing homes are in Butte County?
Butte County has 9 federally certified nursing facilities with 910 licensed beds. Every one of them is listed in our Butte County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
Do Butte County nursing homes have citations for bedsores and pressure ulcers?
State inspectors have issued 188 citations against Butte County nursing homes since 1997, across the full range of care failures rather than any single one. We do not publish a citation count by injury type, because the state does not categorize them that way. Check the specific home's own record instead. Every one of them is listed in our Butte County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
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Disclaimer: facility ratings, staffing figures, fines, and the CMS abuse icon above are drawn from public CMS data (medicare.gov) as of the August 2026 processing date and are reported as published. They may not reflect the most current findings, and inclusion of any facility is not an allegation of wrongdoing. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. This page is attorney advertising and not legal advice.