# Sycamore Care Strategies

Sycamore Care Strategies is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Loogootee, IN, CMS Certification Number 155263, with 56 certified beds and about 33 residents per day. CMS rates it 1/5 overall (health inspections 1/5, staffing 3/5, quality measures 2/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 12802 East US Hwy 50, Loogootee, IN 47553 (Martin County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Limited Liability company

- Operator (legal business name): [Pulaski Memorial Hospital](https://carefield.site/operator/op-pulaski-memorial-hospital)
- CMS chain: not part of a CMS-reported chain

- Phone: 8122952101
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/155263

## Inspection record
10 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-04-16); 28 citations (19 health, 9 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 2 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2026-04-16 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity J (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-05-02 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity J (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-12-05 — [F-0921](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0921) Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-03-19 — [K-0271](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0271) Have exits that are accessible at all times. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [K-0921](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0921) Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0550](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0550) Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0578](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0578) 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. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0582](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0582) Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0641](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0641) Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0656](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0656) Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0744](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0744) Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0880](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0880) Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-03-19 — [F-0921](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0921) Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-26 — [E-0025](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0025) Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-26 — [E-0039](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0039) Conduct testing and exercise requirements. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-26 — [E-0041](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0041) Implement emergency and standby power systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-26 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-26 — [K-0712](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0712) Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-26 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- …and 8 more on the source page.

## Penalties
- 2026-04-16 — Civil money penalty (fine): $14,385
- 2024-04-12 — Civil money penalty (fine): $8,154
- 2023-10-30 — Civil money penalty (fine): $4,587
- 2023-10-23 — Civil money penalty (fine): $4,545

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.47552 (state avg 3.73279, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.60506
- Nursing staff turnover: n/a%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- [Pulaski Memorial Hospital](https://carefield.site/owner/org-pulaski-memorial-hospital) — Direct owner, 100%, since 2022-01-01

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-155539) — 8.6 km, CMS overall 3/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155263&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155263&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155263&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155263&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155263&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=155263&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-155263 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.
