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Mission Statement
Berkshire Healthcare is a not-for-profit consumer-centered organization committed to fulfilling the health and residential needs of the population in the communities we serve.
Vision Statement
Berkshire Healthcare’s exceptional customer experiences and clinical quality will cause residents, families, employees, providers, and community members to always prefer BHCS.
Core Values
Compassion, integrity, teamwork, excellence and stewardship.
Skilled Nursing, Rehab, and Long-Term Care
Long-term care is a vital part of today's healthcare continuum, offering care that's broader in scope than what's usually available at home but is a "step down" from a hospital stay.
Today, nursing homes offer skilled nursing care, rehab services, and personal care to people with complex or chronic medical conditions; people recovering from orthopedic surgery or injury, cardiac events, or strokes; and frail seniors who can no longer live safely at home.
In contrast to the "retirement home" of 20 or 30 years ago, today's nursing homes are vibrant, home-like, activity-filled facilities that focus on resident health, independence, and the best possible quality of life. Most people are surprised to learn that about 51 percent of the people admitted to a nursing home return home or to another living arrangement.
Profiles in Care
A Remarkable Recovery at Hillcrest Commons
It has been a long, winding road for 71-year-old Kathleen Brosseau and her husband, Fred, who has been with her every step of the way during more than two years of steps forward and backward. Kathleen, who lived with her husband in Potsdam, New York at the time, underwent an emergency heart surgery in July 2008 after a doctor at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany discovered a myxoma (tumor) in the right ventricle, presenting an immediate life- threatening condition. The surgery was successful, however, soon after, Kathleen’s lungs collapsed and she was placed on a ventilator in the intensive care unit and remained at St. Peter’s for nearly six months. She was admitted to other rehabilitation facilities to regain her strength and improve her breathing, but she never seemed to make consistent progress – "one step forward and two steps back," as Fred put it. It wasn’t until she came to Hillcrest Commons that she was able to finally progress fully.
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In the News
Hospitality Homes' Flanagan Named Ohio Administrator of the Year
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio - John Flanagan, LNHA, administrator at Hospitality Homes East, has been chosen as the Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA) Long-Term Care Administrator of the Year. This statewide award is part of the OHCA annual Professional Achievement Awards program, designed to honor those individuals who have excelled in providing outstanding care in a cooperative spirit of teamwork. John has 15 years of experience in long-term care, working at Hospitality Homes for the past 10 years. Under his leadership, Hospitality Homes East was deficiency-free in its December 2010 survey and recently earned a five-star rating from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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