Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sycamore Care Strategies
12802 East Us Hwy 50, Loogootee, IN · (812) 295-2101
- Certified beds
- 56
- Residents per day
- 33
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 18, 1985
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Indiana.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Indiana homes
Sycamore Care Strategies carries 127 inspection points. That is fewer than 6% of Indiana's 504 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Indiana: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–24 pts
- 3★ 24–42 pts
- 2★ 42–72 pts
- 1★ over 72 pts
Bars show every rated home in Indiana by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
19 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Resident Rights3E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor 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 directive.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Environmental2E
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Infection Control2E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspection history
2025-03-19
10 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2024-02-26
4 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
2022-06-17
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 29 min of nursing staff time a day, 36 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 29 min
Indiana average
3 h 44 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$31,671 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Fine | $14,385 |
| 2024-04-12 | Fine | $8,154 |
| 2023-10-30 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-23 | Fine | $4,545 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.1 pts better | 95.8% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.9 pts better | 100.0% | 95.1% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.9 pts worse | 6.7% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms17.4 pts better | 8.1% | 25.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts better | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.4 pts better | 23.1% | 23.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication32.1 pts worse | 45.8% | 13.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.3 pts worse | 13.4% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased19.4 pts worse | 30.2% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.1 pts better | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.9 pts worse | 26.3% | 22.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.3 pts worse | 6.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.3 pts worse | 81.6% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.7 pts better | 8.2% | 10.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication11.4 pts worse | 12.5% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine12.1 pts better | 91.3% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.6 pts worse | 26.4% | 21.8% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 28 facilities |
| Gladish, Brandi | Contracted Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jarosinski, Stephen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Malott, Gregg | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 30 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- F
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Smoke2F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress1E
- E
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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Other homes nearby
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★★★★★
- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 13 min
- Fines
- $0
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Poplar Care Strategies
Loogootee, IN
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 56 min
- Fines
- $8,021
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Eastgate Manor Nursing And Rehabilitation
Washington, IN · American Senior Communities
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 40 min
- Fines
- $0