Valley Health Services Inc
Valley Health Services Inc is a 160-bed nursing home in HERKIMER, New York. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1984-04-01. It averages 140.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Valley Health Services Inc?
CMS lists 25 health-inspection deficiencies for Valley Health Services Inc since 2021-11-18, 20 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-09.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | F0554, F0691, F0880 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2026-01-09 | F0656, F0679, F0688, F0698, F0699, F0742, F0760, F0921 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2026-01-09 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | B |
| 2024-05-23 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2024-01-12 | F0725, F0880 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-01-12 | F0550, F0656, F0732, F0744, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2021-11-18 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2021-11-18 | F0679, F0761, F0804, F0812 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
How is Valley Health Services Inc staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.62520 | 3.62468 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.9 | 40.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 140.8 | 168.0 |
Who owns Valley Health Services Inc?
Valley Health Services Inc is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BASLOE, ROBERT, DUNN, KIRSTEN, ENEA, HARRY, GORMAN, JUDITH, HORN, KATHLEEN, JASTREMSKI, CONNIE, LITTLE SMITH, MARY, LYGA, ANN, MAROLLO, KATHLEEN, MILITELLO, JOHN, O'DONNELL, MARIANNE, PEARSALL, CURTIS, WOEPPEL, JEFFREY | since 04/16/2014 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BETRUS, LISA | since 01/01/1998 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BETRUS, LISA | since 01/01/1998 |
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