Overview
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Cambridge. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 71% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 19, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Maryland average of 16.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $50,879 in the past three years.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods is a for-profit facility with 98 certified beds, caring for about 94 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $50,879
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.02 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.74 hrs
- Nurse aides2.62 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 98
- Average residents per day
- 94
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 25, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes