Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel
Nursing home in Gambrills, Maryland, CMS certification number 215148
1221 Waugh Chapel Road, Gambrills, MD 21054 · Anne Arundel County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 110
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.77
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.49
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.67
- Weekend total hours
- 3.47
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 6, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 17, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 100.9 residents live here, about 92% of its 110 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 100.9
- Certified since
- July 1, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel
- Legal business name
- 1221 Waugh Chapel Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 59 homes nationally under Autumn Lake Healthcare, 2.9-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Maryland
Maryland's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel
What is the CMS star rating of Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel?
1221 Waugh Chapel Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.