Nursing home
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge
201 Fifth Avenue, Penns Grove, NJ 08069 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Autumn Lake Healthcare (60 facilities) · 161 certified beds
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Penns Grove, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.59 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jun 2, 2025 cited 13 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 Memorial Bridge compares
This facility vs. the New Jersey and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Jersey avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.26 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.8% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 8.5 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the November 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 12, 2025
What inspectors found at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge
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
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 2, 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 · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 2, 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
- 201 Fifth Avenue
Penns Grove, NJ 08069 - CMS certification #
- 315271
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 161
- Avg residents/day
- 146.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-01-09
- 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 Memorial Bridge using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Salem-A; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Francis Hospital, Wilmington. 5.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kutz Rehabilitation and Nursing, Wilmington. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Care Options For Kids, Claymont. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 3.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08069 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Riverside Park, Wilmington, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc North Wilmington, Wilmington, 3.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Brandywine, Wilmington, 4.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08069.
Christianacare Accentcare Hosp & Palliative Care, office in Newark, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Bayada At Inspira, Home Health And Hospice, office in West Deptford, 16.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Holy Redeemer Hospice-Nj, South, office in Runnemede, 22.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Christiana Care Health Services Inc, Wilmington. 4.0 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Salem-A (Zone A: Municipalities have prominent flood areas.) on the New Jersey hurricane evacuation zones (2020 hurricane evacuation study). (FEMA Region 2 / New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, map updated Jan 8, 2024)
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. Base flood elevation 9 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, 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 |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| 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 Memorial Bridge a good nursing home?
CMS gives Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge staffed?
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge reports 3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge have?
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge is certified for 161 beds.