Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor is a 118-bed for-profit nursing home in Sykesville, Maryland, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 35.9% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor
7309 Second AvenueSykesville, MD 21784
Carroll 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 Birch Manor, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Maryland average. With about 106 residents a day, that works out to roughly 195 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 1.85 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
35.9% of nursing staff at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 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 Birch Manor holds 4 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: 7309 Second Avenue Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center Fairhaven Sykesville | 0.1 | 79 | 2.28 | 4.51 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Copper Ridge Nursing and Assisted Living Center Sykesville | 0.4 | 66 | 2.20 | 4.02 | 60.8% | 1 | $9,113 |
| Chapel Hill Nursing Center Randallstown | 6.1 | 63 | 2.04 | 3.72 | 65.1% | 1 | $13,247 |
| Encore at Turf Valley Ellicott City | 6.5 | 91 | 2.17 | 4.39 | 60.4% | 4 | None |
| Patapsco Healthcare Randallstown · abuse citation | 9.0 | 172 | 1.70 | 3.28 | 54.0% | 1 | $17,114 |
| Mount Airy Nursing and Rehab Center Mount Airy · abuse citation | 9.0 | 104 | 2.19 | 3.79 | 28.1% | 2 | None |
| Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy Mount Airy | 9.7 | 62 | 2.84 | 5.01 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Future Care Cherrywood Reisterstown | 9.7 | 151 | 2.11 | 3.85 | 53.3% | 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.