Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Frederick, Maryland, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 32.7% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek
347 Ballenger DriveFrederick, MD 21701
Frederick County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Maryland average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 223 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.48 | 3.47 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
32.7% of nursing staff at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 34.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 health deficiencies (Maryland average 17.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek holds 2 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: 347 Ballenger Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 5, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Northampton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente Frederick | 3.7 | 196 | 1.78 | 3.44 | 26.1% | 1 | $16,562 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley Walkersville | 4.2 | 124 | 1.72 | 3.55 | 52.3% | 2 | $37,265 |
| Frederick Crossing of Journey Frederick | 5.2 | 120 | 1.84 | 3.30 | 29.3% | 4 | $13,538 |
| Homewood Living Frederick Frederick | 5.3 | 120 | 2.35 | 4.42 | 26.4% | 5 | None |
| Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederi Frederick | 5.5 | 170 | 2.20 | 3.99 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice Adamstown | 8.3 | 42 | 2.20 | 4.32 | 11.5% | 5 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Braddock Heights Frederick | 9.3 | 65 | 1.62 | 3.31 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy Mount Airy | 10.3 | 62 | 2.84 | 5.01 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.