# Townsend House License #45002696 · Chico, Butte County · Licensed for 38 — Mid-size care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Townsend House is a mid-size care home in Chico — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 38 residents since 2019. Bedridden care is not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Starting rate: $3,750 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 Townsend House ### Is Townsend House licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Townsend House licensed for? 38 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Townsend House been cited? 2 Type A and 2 Type B citations since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 13 state visits over the same years. ### Is Townsend House still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Townsend House cost? $3,750 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026. The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living studio, 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 Townsend House 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 RCFE Management LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Is there a hospital nearby? Enloe Rehabilitation Center is 0.2 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Townsend House keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Townsend House license and inspection record - Name on the license: “TOWNSEND HOUSE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #45002696. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 38 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to RCFE Management LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 13 state inspection visits since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 2 Type A and 2 Type B citations on file since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 13 state visits in that period. - 6 complaints and 3 substantiated allegations on file since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is February 23, 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: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026