Poplar Care Strategies
Nursing home in Loogootee, Indiana, CMS certification number 155374
313 Poplar St, Loogootee, IN 47553 · Martin County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 62
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,021 (1)
Does Poplar Care Strategies take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Poplar Care Strategies is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Poplar Care Strategies reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.93
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.68
- Weekend total hours
- 3.42
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 8, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 1, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Poplar Care Strategies 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,021 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 31.8 residents live here, about 51% of its 62 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 62
- Average residents per day
- 31.8
- Certified since
- January 22, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Poplar Care Strategies
- Legal business name
- Pulaski Memorial Hospital
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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Who inspects nursing homes in Indiana
Indiana's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Indiana, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Poplar Care Strategies, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Poplar Care Strategies
What is the CMS star rating of Poplar Care Strategies?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Poplar Care Strategies accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Poplar Care Strategies?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Poplar Care Strategies?
Pulaski Memorial Hospital, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.