Nursing homeFAID #5426
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Ballenger Creek
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
130
CMS facility ID
215001
Care type
Nursing home
County
Frederick
Facility name
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Ballenger Creek
Street address
347 BALLENGER DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone
(301) 663-5181
Website
About this facility — Autumn Lake Healthcare At Ballenger Creek
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Ballenger Creek is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Frederick, Maryland. It is licensed for 130 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maryland (120 beds).
It is one of 27 senior care facilities in Frederick and 221 skilled nursing facilities across Maryland. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Autumn Lake Healthcare At Ballenger Creek 80 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
What the public record shows.
Ownership & operator
Parent company
Autumn Lake Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Registered owners & officers
347 Ballenger Holdco Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2021
Accurate Staffing Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Bennett, Allison
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Brand Sonnenschine Llp
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Eidlisz, Solomon
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Gluck, Rivka
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Schwartz, Mark
Operational control — since 2021
Shah, Hemen
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Stern, Aryeh
Indirect owner — since 2021
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1969-12-05
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
29 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-06-30
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$500 per day (≈ $15,200/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
61% Medicaid · 26% Medicare · 13% private/other
Occupancy
88% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
14% above the MD median of $439/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
130
Licensed as
Long Term Care
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0641
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-07-10
2025-11-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0585
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor 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.
Corrected 2026-01-16
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-01-16
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-01-16
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-01-16
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (74 citations)
2025-06-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered25 citations
F-0557
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0584
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0585
D · No harm found
Honor 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.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0610
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0637
E · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0677
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0842
E · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0887
F · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2025-08-01
F-0908
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-08-01
2022-11-15Health inspection24 citations
F-0573
B · No harm found
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0585
D · No harm found
Honor 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.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0607
F · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-02-16
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-02-16
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0680
D · No harm found
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0711
D · No harm found
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0730
F · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0760
J · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2022-06-15
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0865
D · No harm found
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2023-01-16
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-01-16
2018-11-19Health inspection10 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0757
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0867
E · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2019-01-02
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-01-02
2025-06-30Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0007
F · No harm found
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2025-08-29
K-0200
D · No harm found
Meet other general requirements.
Corrected 2025-08-29
K-0223
E · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2025-08-29
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-08-29
K-0362
E · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2025-08-29
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-08-29
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-08-29
2022-11-15Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0004
D · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2022-12-15
K-0331
D · No harm found
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Corrected 2022-12-15
K-0351
C · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2022-12-15
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-12-15
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-12-15
K-0712
C · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2022-12-15
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-12-15
2018-11-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
B · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2018-11-30
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 215001.
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Original records
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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