# Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage License #45003003 · Paradise, Butte County · Licensed for 17 — Mid-size care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage is a mid-size care home in Paradise — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 17 residents since 2023. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · Bedridden — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Starting rate: $3,500 a month — Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage ### Is Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage licensed for? 17 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage been cited? 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 9 state visits over the same years. ### Is Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage cost? $3,500 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026. The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly, seen September 9, 2026. The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount. A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed. Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out. ### Does Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board. ### Who holds the license? The license is held by Sunshine Village of Paradise; Ciminocare, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Ciminocare — at least 6 on the state roster.]() ### Can Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 5 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Sunshine Assisted Living - The Cottage license and inspection record - Name on the license: “SUNSHINE ASSISTED LIVING- THE COTTAGE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #45003003. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 17 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Sunshine Village of Paradise; Ciminocare, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2023, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 9 state inspection visits since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 9 state visits in that period. - 4 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is July 1, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Type A citation: a violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not corrected - Type B citation: a violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. [CDSS citation definitions (PDF)]() ## Sources - CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, the first-license year, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: