COURTYARD AT LITTLE CHICO CREEK, THE

1770 HUMBOLDT ROAD, Chico CA 95928

Facility 045000700 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

49 bedsLatest official report Jan 22, 2026Licensed

Additional info

Telephone: (530) 342-0707
Licensee: COURTYARD AT LITTLE CHICO CREEK/HIGNELL & HIGNELL
Administrator: MALAGON, BAILEY
Contact: MALAGON, BAILEY
License first date: Jan 15, 1999
License effective date: Jan 15, 1999
District office: SACRAMENTO NORTH ASC · (916) 263-4700
Regional office: 59
Clients served: 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE

Summary

The available records show 1 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection: Jan 22, 2026
Most recent deficiency: Nov 20, 2025

1 later report, on Jan 22, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.

What Type A and Type B mean

Type A: Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Type B: Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.

Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.

At a glance

Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 9 Butte County facilities licensed for 16 to 49 beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 13 reports for this facility: 8 inspections, 4 complaint investigations, and 1 licensing or administrative record.

Those records contain 1 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies.

0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.

Official inspections: 8
Recorded deficiencies: 6
Type A deficiencies: 1
Type B deficiencies: 5
Substantiated complaints: 3
Repeated topics: 0

Repeated topics

Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.

No topic repeats in the last 36 months

No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Nov 20, 2025Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded · 1 cited

Admission, assessment, and evictionType B

Official classification: Type B
Official code: 87224(a)(4)
Regulation authority: CCR

What the official deficiency says

87224(a)(4) The licensee may evict a resident for one or more of the reasons listed in Section 87224(a)(1) through (5). Thirty (30) days written notice....the licensee and the person who performs the reappraisal believe that the facility is not appropriate for the resident. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on documentation review, the notice served to R1 did not include a valid reason for eviction, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights violation to the residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee will develop a procedure to address resident eviction procedures. POC will be emailed to LPA by 12/05/2025.

Deadline recorded: Dec 5, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Dec 5, 2025

Correction not verified in available records

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Jan 27, 2025Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited

Medication handling and storageType B

Official classification: Type B
Official code: 87465(c)(2)
Regulation authority: CCR

What the official deficiency says

87465(c)(2) Incidental Medical and Dental Care: (c) If the resident's physician has stated in writing that the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for nonprescription PRN medication but can communicate his/her symptoms clearly, facility staff designated by the licensee shall be permitted to assist the resident with self-administration, provided all of the following requirements are met: (2) Once ordered by the physician the medication is given according to the physician's directions. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on a review of an incident report dated for August 9, 2024, and Care Notes, the facility staff member did not administer the correct dosage of medication as outlined in the Physician Orders which presents a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to the residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee/Administrator shall conduct staff training and provide proof of that training to Community Care Licensing. In addition, Licensee/Administrator shall fill out an LIC 9098-Self-Certification understanding of the regulation. Licensee/Administrator shall also provide a statement on how future compliance will be met. POC due date: February 3, 2025.

Deadline recorded: Feb 3, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 3, 2025

Correction not verified in available records

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Sep 30, 2024Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report

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Dec 19, 2022Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited

Incident reportingType B

Official classification: Type B
Official code: 87211(1)(d)
Regulation authority: CCR

What the official deficiency says

87211(1)(d) Reporting Requirements – Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in (A) through (D) below. This report shall include the resident's name, age, sex and date of admission; date and nature of event; attending physician's name, findings, and treatment, if any; and disposition of the case. (D) Any incident which threatens the welfare, safety or health of any resident. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA interviews and records review it was determined that that staff are reporting incidents via internal report to the administrator. If the resident does not go out to the hospital the report is not being sent to CCLD which poses a potential health and safety risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Administrator agrees to review regulation 87211 and submit a statement of understanding. The proof of correction is to be received by LPA Knight by 1/03/2023.

Deadline recorded: Dec 19, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Dec 19, 2022

Correction not verified in available records

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Source and limits

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.

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