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POPLAR CARE STRATEGIES

LOOGOOTEE, IN · Medicare-certified · 62 beds

Needs attention
For-profit
1 of 5 overall

Poplar Care Strategies in Loogootee, IN has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 2-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.86 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and the home had $8,021 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.8576 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 8, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $8,021recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8576.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.66
Licensed practical nurses
1.42
Nurse aides
1.77
Weekend nursing
3.36

Hours per resident per day.

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

40%30%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%0%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

6.7%6.9%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

0%12.5%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

31.8%32%No change

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

33.2%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

25.9%30.8%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%0%No change

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

20.7%24.3%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

7.1%11.5%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

93.9%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%100%No change

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

82.1%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

89.5%80%Worsening

What the inspectors found

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $8,021 was recorded.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,021 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Aug 9, 2024

    $8,021

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Occupancy
32.1 residents on an average day (52% of 62 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 35 years

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.