Quick answer: Nursing home neglect in Butte County is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code 15610.57), serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages. Document what you see, request the chart, and call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free review. If you are worried about a parent in a Butte County nursing home, the county's public record is a reason to trust that instinct. Of the county's nine skilled nursing facilities, six carry an overall CMS rating of one or two stars, and four display the CMS abuse icon, a flag for a home cited for abuse or its potential.
If your loved one was neglected in a Chico or Oroville nursing home, you may have a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free, confidential case evaluation. Our background is on the other side of these cases, which is exactly why families call us, 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 across Butte County
Neglect surfaces as the specific injuries we handle: bedsores, falls and fractures, dehydration and malnutrition, sepsis and infections, medication errors, and wandering and elopement. Two Chico homes stand out in the CMS data.
The CMS file puts the county's lowest overall ratings at these homes. In Chico, Autumn Creek Post Acute holds a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating, with a 3 star staffing rating. It carries 4.43 nursing hours per resident per day, $106,707 in federal fines across 2 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon as well. In Chico, Oakwood Healthcare Center holds a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating, with a 4 star staffing rating. It also carries 4.64 nursing hours per resident per day, $76,946 in federal fines across 3 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon. In Chico, Arbor Post Acute holds a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating, with a 1 star staffing rating. It carries 3.92 nursing hours per resident per day, $61,825 in federal fines across 2 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon as well. 6 of the county's 9 homes hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Countywide, six facilities carry federal fines totaling $385,345.
Review any home's full record in our Butte County nursing home directory. For how California defines and proves neglect, see our California nursing home neglect page.
How Butte County families can respond
Write down what you see, with dates and photos, and request the complete chart in writing, including care plans, weight logs, intake records, and repositioning sheets. 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. If your loved one is in immediate danger, contact Butte County Adult Protective Services or call 911. Our full guide is here: how to report nursing home abuse in California.
If you are weighing whether to look into this, talking it through costs nothing. 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 know how understaffing hides in a chart that says "care provided" on a shift with no one to provide it, and how an operator's record across its buildings, like two one-star Chico homes under one company, exposes a problem that predates any one family's harm. As Butte County nursing home abuse lawyers, we handle neglect cases across Chico, Oroville, and the county and throughout California.
Talk to a Butte County nursing home neglect lawyer today
The records that prove neglect are easiest to obtain early. Call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free case evaluation. We help families throughout Butte County and across California, and you owe 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.
- Neglect defined under California law, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.57: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15610.57.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as nursing home neglect in California?
Neglect is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe and healthy: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, mobility, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act, serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages where it was reckless.
Does it matter that two of the homes listed above share an operator?
It can matter a great deal. When one company's facilities repeatedly land at the bottom of the ratings, that history can support the argument that ownership knew its staffing model was inadequate and chose it anyway.
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 neglect?
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, 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.