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Autumn Lake Healthcare at Spa Creek provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Annapolis, Maryland residents who need expert medical care during recovery. Our experienced team focuses on helping patients regain independence through personalized therapy and compassionate support.
Capacity
130 residents
Location
Annapolis, MD
Status
Listed in a public registry
35 MILKSHAKE LANE, Annapolis, Maryland 21403
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 6, 2025, state inspectors cited 18 health deficiencies (the Maryland average is 17.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident a day, below the Maryland average of 3 hours 52 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Autumn Lake Healthcare at Spa Creek in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 28 minutesBelow the Maryland average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 32 minutesBelow the Maryland average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 53%Above the Maryland average |
30 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 6, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
August 6, 2025 · Standard inspection · 18 citations
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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State inspectors visited on August 6, 2025 and cited 18 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Maryland average is 17.0.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 53% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Autumn Lake Healthcare at Spa Creek in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.