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Autumn Creek Post Acute

Nursing home in Chico, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
587 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 345-1306
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
056074
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
184
Average residents per day
155
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Chico Heights Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre LP
Chain
Corporate Interface Services (40 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Aug 1, 1978
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 056074. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 6, 2025. CMS lists 83 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 12, 2021 to Aug 11, 2026): 66 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 11, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 28, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 14, 2026Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 14, 2026Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 21, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 18, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 23, 2026Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 9, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection · under dispute review
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 6, 2026Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection · under dispute review
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 20, 2026Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 6, 2026Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 6, 2026Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed…
Administration · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 83. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $106,707 and 3 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Feb 20, 2026Payment denial for 1 days from May 20, 2026
Oct 27, 2025Fine: $64,893
Jul 15, 2025Fine: $41,814
Jul 15, 2025Payment denial for 27 days from Aug 9, 2025
Dec 5, 2023Payment denial for 63 days from Dec 22, 2023

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.46 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.50 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.93 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.08 hours

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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