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Sycamore Care Strategies

Nursing home in Loogootee, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
12802 East US Hwy 50, Loogootee, IN 47553
Phone
(812) 295-2101
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
155263
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
56
Average residents per day
33
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 18, 1985
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 155263. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 19, 2025. CMS lists 19 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 17, 2022 to Apr 16, 2026): 4 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 16, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Dec 5, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 19, 2025Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2025Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2025Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 19, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 19, 2025Develop 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		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 19, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 19, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 2, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Feb 26, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 19. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $31,671 in the last three years.

Apr 16, 2026Fine: $14,385
Apr 12, 2024Fine: $8,154
Oct 30, 2023Fine: $4,587
Oct 23, 2023Fine: $4,545

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.48 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.61 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.85 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.26 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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