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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
Williamstown Commons Rehab Goes "Above and Beyond"
Whether it was from years on his feet working in various occupations or from the natural debilitating effects of arthritis, James Floriani’s first knee surgery two years ago did the trick by relieving his severe pain in the knee. With renewed mobility in the left knee, the 62-year-old North Adams resident anticipated the second surgery would be on his right knee. But that all changed in March of 2010 when a patch of black ice took him down with a fall that shot pain from his head to toe.
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Resources at Your Fingertips
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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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