Nursing home report
Registered name: COPPER RIDGE NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING CENTER
SYKESVILLE, MD · Medicare-certified · 66 beds
Peak Healthcare at Copper Ridge has a 2-star overall rating, with 2-star health inspection and quality ratings and 3-star staffing. Reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark (4.02 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and the facility had $14,020 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.024 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.024.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide effective staff training and communication for direct care workers. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 941 — 42 CFR §483.95 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure all staff got required training on its quality improvement program. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 944 — 42 CFR §483.95 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited September 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $14,020 was recorded.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 22 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $14,020 in total fines.
Federal fine
Dec 11, 2025
Now operated by Copper Ridge, previously Peak Healthcare at Copper Ridge.
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.
