Valley Health Services

Evolving from a 32-bed to a 160-bed, long-term care and rehabilitative facility since its founding in 1984, Valley Health Services, Inc. is a major healthcare provider and vital community asset. The privately owned, not-for-profit organization located in herkimer, new york, provides care to a largely rural population and is the eighth largest employer in herkimer county.a comfortable, healthy environment with qualified staff who place an equal emphasis on mind, body and spirit defines the care at Valley Health Services Inc. Services available include:- skilled nursing, long-term care - short-term inpatient and rehabilitation and sub-acute care - physical therapy - occupational therapy - speech therapy - wound care - iv therapy -outpatient rehabilitation - physical therapy - occupational therapy - cardiac rehabilitation - speech therapy - osteoporosis management the 12-slot onsite adult day care medical model site and 18-slot offsite medical model adult day care program in little falls were cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Operations have not resumed to date. Speech therapy, iv therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, palliative care and osteoporosis management are unique Services to the greater herkimer area available at vhs, Inc. Approximately 59% of Valley Health Services revenue is derived from medicaid. As such, vhs, Inc., incurs an approximate shortfall of $63 per patient day reimbursed by the nys medicaid system. An in-house "needy resident" fund provides money for incidental items desired by residents. Valley Health Services' human resources staff and the director of community life participated in career fairs with herkimer county working solutions, herkimer college and the lpn program at herkimer county boces. The departments of rehabilitation therapy and social Services provided clinical supervision to college interns.vhs' administrator, kathy eisenhut, is represented on the board of herkimer county healthnet as well as healthnet's long-term care committee. In addition, president, lisa betrus, serves on the following nonprofit boards: - at home care, Inc. - the stanley theater - mohawk Valley regional economic development council - workforce investment board of herkimer, madison and oneida countiesvhs serves as a clinical rotation site for the herkimer boces lpn and cna classes. Additionally, vhs operates its own cna class. Vhs' staff also works with residents, residents' family members and outpatients as requested to address eligibility for federal, state and local assistance for issues involving patient care. Vhs works with career connections of the herkimer arc to match their clients' skills with available job opportunities. Vhs' annual fundraising events have not yet resumed. (noted below) - boardwalk to better Health- magic of herkimer- concert with the stanley theatre - brooks bbq dinner