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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
Inspirational Rehabilitative Stay at Hillcrest Commons
Two years ago, at work in her position as a Social Welfare Examiner for New York State, Susan Diggs suffered a brain aneurysm that would completely change her life. While physicians at Sunnyview Rehab Center worked wonders to save Susan and her physical abilities, the aneurysm had left her unable to breath on her own without the assistance of a trach and an oxygen tank. After several months of care and rehab, Susan did return home. But, six months later, Susan suffered another major medical incident, passing out on her front porch of her Albany home.
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Resources at Your Fingertips
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TV show, read our
Profiles in Care patient success stories, or download a
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video tour of a facility.
In the News
Berkshire Healthcare Facilities Earn National Awards
Nine Berkshire Healthcare facilities have been recognized as 2010 recipients of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality National Quality Award presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), a trade organization with approximately 11,000 members nationwide.
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