The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT CHERRY LANE
LAUREL, MD · Medicare-certified · 155 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT CHERRY LANE (Laurel, MD) has a 5-star overall rating, with strong quality measures and a 4-star health inspection rating, but a 3-star staffing rating and reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.54 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It had no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included recordkeeping, care planning, and safe/comfortable environment issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5406 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 13, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5406.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.06
- Nurse aides
- 1.84
- Weekend nursing
- 3.22
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 23%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.4%10.7%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%1.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.8%3.3%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0.8%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.7%3.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.5%25%No change
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—31%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
7%4.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.4%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17.6%20.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
83.6%88%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%95%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 25 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE · 60 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 147.9 residents on an average day (95% of 155 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.