Valley Health Services Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley Health Services Inc is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing home in Herkimer, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the New York average of 2.15, and 40.9% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Valley Health Services Inc
690 West German StreetHerkimer, NY 13350
Herkimer County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Valley Health Services Inc, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 7% below the New York average. With about 141 residents a day, that works out to roughly 280 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.9% of nursing staff at Valley Health Services Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a New York average of 40.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Valley Health Services Inc holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Valley Health Services Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley Health Services Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Herkimer | 0.7 | 163 | 1.61 | 2.95 | 54.6% | 1 | None |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Mohawk Ilion | 2.5 | 120 | 1.72 | 3.07 | 50.9% | 1 | $17,604 |
| Alpine Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Little Falls | 7.6 | 80 | 1.90 | 3.45 | 52.4% | 3 | None |
| Masonic Care Community of New York Utica | 10.4 | 320 | 2.54 | 3.94 | 30.7% | 1 | $88,433 |
| Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center Inc New Hartford | 11.8 | 188 | 2.61 | 4.70 | 42.5% | 2 | $171,860 |
| Oneida Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Utica | 13.2 | 120 | 1.78 | 3.07 | 56.4% | 1 | None |
| The Pines at Utica Center for Nursing and Rehab Utica | 13.6 | 117 | 2.06 | 3.56 | 49.5% | 1 | $39,286 |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Utica Utica · SFF candidate | 13.8 | 220 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 25.8% | 1 | $132,759 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.