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Autumn Lake Healthcare At Waugh Chapel

1221 Waugh Chapel Road, Gambrills, MD 210544109232020Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 110Avg. daily residents: 106Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare (59 facilities)County: Anne Arundel

The complete public record on Autumn Lake Healthcare At Waugh Chapel, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Gambrills, Maryland, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★★
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Maryland average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Waugh Chapel holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.64 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.87)
0.63 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.84)
3.23 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
45.7% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (40.2)
31.6% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

May 6, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
12 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (17.6)
8 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

31 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
June 30, 20260584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and… ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 30, 20260641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260732Post nurse staffing information every day.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.