Compiled from official CMS federal data
ARBOR POST ACUTE, CHICO, CA — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does ARBOR POST ACUTE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ARBOR POST ACUTE (CCN 555304), in CHICO, CA, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 24 deficiencies; the most severe is rated G, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-01-24. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $61,825 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 11 abuse- or neglect-related citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Jul 2025). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 11 citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Jul 2025.
- 6 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Jul 2025.
- 1 pressure-ulcer care citation (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Jan 2025.
- 43 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for 3 deficiencies that CMS classified as "actual harm" — its category for harm that reached a resident, above the level of risk alone.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$61,825
CMS also records 27 days of payment denial.
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
57 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 4 · Accidents & supervision 3 · Pressure ulcers 1 · Medication & pharmacy 4 · Resident rights 13 · Other citations 30 (expand)
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Have policies on smoking.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.2
Both figures as published by CMS.
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If something happened to someone you love at this facility, this federal record may be new to you today. The company that operates a nursing home, by contrast, is rarely seeing records like this for the first time — operators like these typically retain standing legal, risk, and insurance teams whose routine work includes records exactly like the one on this page. That is not a judgment of this facility; it is how the business is structured. Because strict time limits can apply, families often find it helps to have a qualified person review the record with them sooner rather than later.
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Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?