Nursing home
Sycamore Care Strategies
12802 East Us Hwy 50, Loogootee, IN 47553 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 56 certified beds
Sycamore Care Strategies is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Loogootee, Indiana. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.17 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Mar 19, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 13 fines totaling $76,087In CMS records: 13 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sycamore Care Strategies compares
This facility vs. the Indiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Indiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.17 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.66 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.61 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 47.0% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 13 fines totaling $76,087, 13 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Sycamore Care Strategies
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop 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 Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop 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 Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 12802 East Us Hwy 50
Loogootee, IN 47553 - CMS certification #
- 155263
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 56
- Avg residents/day
- 33.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-09-18
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Daviess Community Hospital, Washington. 18.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center, Odon. 5.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care, Mitchell. 23.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Williams Bros. Health Care Pharmacy. 10.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 47553 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 47553.
Helping Hearts Hospice, office in Washington, 18.6 miles away, straight line
Hoosier Uplands Hospice, office in Mitchell, 23.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Columbus Regional Health Physicians LLC, Columbus. 59.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sycamore Care Strategies a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sycamore Care Strategies an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sycamore Care Strategies staffed?
Sycamore Care Strategies reports 3.17 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Sycamore Care Strategies had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sycamore Care Strategies have?
Sycamore Care Strategies is certified for 56 beds.