Overview
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Riverview has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Essex. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 12, 2026, found 23 health deficiencies, more than the Maryland average of 16.9. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 40% of Maryland nursing homes have been fined.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Riverview is a for-profit facility with 238 certified beds, caring for about 221 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 23
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.58 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.48 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.00 hrs
- Nurse aides2.10 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 238
- Average residents per day
- 221
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 26, 1989
- 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