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Autumn Lake Healthcare at Arcola

Nursing home in Silver Spring, MD

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
901 Arcola Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Phone
(301) 649-2400
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines or payment denials in 3 years
Medicare CCN
215014
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
151
Average residents per day
141
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
901 Arcola Avenue Opco LLC
Chain
Autumn Lake Healthcare (59 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 215014. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 19, 2025. CMS lists 57 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 28, 2019 to Dec 19, 2025): 4 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 19, 2025Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 57. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.48 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.65 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.95 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.16 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
31%
RN turnover (yearly)
18%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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