Autumn Ridge at North Oaks is a small nursing home located in Pikesville, Maryland. With an overall score of A, this is clearly a superb nursing home. We were not surprised to discover that this is the highest rated nursing home in the city. Headlining this facility's stellar profile is its long-term care grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Autumn Ridge at North Oaks
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Autumn Ridge at North Oaks has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We gave them an A+ in this area. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an A+. The nursing grade weighs several datapoints, but the paramount consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next category, this facility was given a top-shelf short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a score of A in that area. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This score is generally a fair assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
Another impressive feature for this place is its inspection grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A-, finishing off its straight A performance. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Autumn Ridge at North Oaks Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 10.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 2.73% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 2.07% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 13.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 14.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 10.18% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 92.14% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 19.83% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 28.37% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents that remained mobile levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 28.37 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Autumn Ridge at North Oaks, 74.3% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Pikesville, MD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Pikesville, Maryland has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Northwest Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.89 miles away5401 Old Court Road Randallstown Maryland 21133Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 521-2200
- Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreAcute Care Hospitals 5.69 miles away2401 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21215Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 601-5131
- Greater Baltimore Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.27 miles away6701 North Charles Street Towson Maryland 21204Voluntary non-profit - Private(443) 849-2000
- University of Md St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.02 miles away7601 Osler Drive Towson Maryland 21204Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 337-1000
- Medstar Union Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.66 miles away201 East University Parkway Baltimore Maryland 21218Voluntary non-profit - Other(410) 554-2227
- Bon Secours HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.88 miles away2000 W Baltimore Street Baltimore Maryland 21223Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 362-3000
- Saint Agnes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.01 miles away900 Caton Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21229Voluntary non-profit - Church(410) 368-2101
- University of Md Medical Center Midtown CampusAcute Care Hospitals 9.4 miles away827 Linden Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21201Voluntary non-profit - Other(410) 225-8996
Nearby Dialysis
- Courtland Dialysis, LLC1.46 miles away7920 Scotts Level Road Pikesville Maryland 21208Dialysis Stations: 9 (410) 922-5129
- Baltimore County Dialysis Facility1.72 miles away3689 a Offutt Road Randallstown Maryland 21133CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (410) 922-2475
- Fmc of Porter Dialysis - Pikesville2.03 miles away115 Mchenry Ave Bedford Square 2 Suite D Pikesville Maryland 21208Dialysis Stations: 13 (410) 484-3127
- Fresenius Medical Care Randallstown LLC2.11 miles away9109 Liberty Rd Randallstown Maryland 21133Dialysis Stations: 12 (410) 655-1076
- Davita - Windsor Dialysis3.2 miles away2707 Rolling Rd Stes 104-105 Windsor Mill Maryland 21244CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (410) 944-2649
- Davita - Owings Mills3.24 miles away11221 Dolfield Blvd Owings Mills Maryland 21117Dialysis Stations: 25 (410) 363-2019
- Pikesville Dialysis3.59 miles away6609 Reisterstown Road Ste 100 Baltimore Maryland 21215CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 6 (410) 358-1745
- Greenspring Dialysis Center3.88 miles away4701 Mt Hope Dr Ste C Baltimore Maryland 21215CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (410) 585-0467