Residences at Vantage Point: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Residences at Vantage Point is a 44-bed nonprofit nursing home in Columbia, Maryland, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% above the Maryland average of 2.12, and 16.7% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Residences at Vantage Point
5400 Vantage Point RoadColumbia, MD 21044
Howard 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 Residences at Vantage Point, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 27% above the Maryland average. With about 19 residents a day, that works out to roughly 52 aide hours a day, or about 7 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) | 2.69 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.55 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.18 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.75 | 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
16.7% of nursing staff at Residences at Vantage Point left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Residences at Vantage Point holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Residences at Vantage Point
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: Columbia Vantage House Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 29, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Residences at Vantage Point
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lorien Health Systems - Columbia Columbia | 2.4 | 205 | 2.18 | 4.14 | 41.5% | 2 | $16,042 |
| The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant Ellicott City | 3.3 | 16 | 3.14 | 5.75 | 46.2% | 5 | None |
| Ellicott City Healthcare Center Ellicott City · abuse citation | 4.9 | 182 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 27.3% | 2 | None |
| Lorien Nursing & Rehab Ctr - Elkridge Elkridge | 5.4 | 70 | 2.12 | 3.94 | 59.1% | 3 | None |
| Encore at Turf Valley Ellicott City | 5.7 | 91 | 2.17 | 4.39 | 60.4% | 4 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Summit Park Catonsville | 6.5 | 143 | 1.78 | 3.33 | 55.9% | 3 | $49,221 |
| St. Joseph's Nursing Home Catonsville | 6.7 | 44 | 2.84 | 4.18 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Catonsville Catonsville | 7.4 | 136 | 1.97 | 3.38 | 44.7% | 2 | 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.