Nursing home
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase
8700 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Autumn Lake Healthcare (60 facilities) · 172 certified beds
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, below the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Apr 28, 2025 cited 27 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase compares
This facility vs. the Maryland and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Maryland avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.30 | 3.87 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 40.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 27.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop 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 Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 8700 Jones Mill Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 - CMS certification #
- 215029
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 172
- Avg residents/day
- 146.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Autumn Lake Healthcare (60 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Autumn Lake Healthcare
Autumn Lake Healthcare operates 60 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Autumn Lake Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 4 inspections by Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services since 2024; latest Pass (March 2025)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services: Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase
- Mar 31, 2025 (reinspection): Pass. No violations listed.
- Oct 15, 2024 (comprehensive): Pass.
1 violation
- Rodents and insects (Critical item). Not In Compliance
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Out of Compliance: The inspector marked this item out of compliance. The listed items are the county's critical food safety items.
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services: Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase
- Mar 31, 2025 (food service facility inspection high): Pass. No violations listed.
- Oct 15, 2024 (food service facility inspection high): Pass.
1 violation
- Rodents and insects (Critical item). Not In Compliance
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Out of Compliance: The inspector marked this item out of compliance. The listed items are the county's critical food safety items.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fox Chase Healthcare, Silver Spring. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Professional Healthcare Resources Of Maryland, Inc., Kensington. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brookville Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 20815 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Silver Spring Dialysis, Silver Spring, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bma - Wheaton, Silver Spring, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 20815.
Capital Hospice, office in Washington, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Holy Cross Home Care And Hospice, office in Silver Spring, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice, office in Rockville, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Suburban/Nrh Medical Rehabilitation Inc, Bethesda. 3.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase a good nursing home?
CMS gives Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase staffed?
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase reports 3.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 27 deficiencies.
How many beds does Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase have?
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase is certified for 172 beds.