Nursing home report
Registered name: POPLAR CARE STRATEGIES
LOOGOOTEE, IN · Medicare-certified · 62 beds
Loogootee Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 2-star quality measures. It reports 3.63 nurse hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $8,021 in fines in the last 24 months along with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6252 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6252.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $8,021 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,021 in total fines.
Federal fine
Aug 9, 2024
Now operated by Poplar Care Strategies, previously Loogootee Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
