Valley Health Services
Nursing Home · Herkimer, New York 13350
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
The city
Living in Herkimer, NY
Herkimer sits in New York's scenic Mohawk Valley along the Mohawk River, offering nurses a quiet, small-town lifestyle with easy access to the Adirondacks. The village is known for the unique Herkimer diamonds found locally—a distinctive touch for this rural community within commuting distance of Utica.
Browse roles in Herkimer- State price level · New York
- 107.9
- 8% above the national average
- Median gross rent
- $821/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at Valley Health Services in Herkimer, New York—a long-term care nursing home affiliated with Bassett.
- Nursing Home · Herkimer
More about Valley Health Services
The work sits inside the building with residents, not a high-acuity hospital floor: postings describe CNA instruction, mandatory education, and a Staff Development path for RNs who teach. Network materials describe an RN clinical ladder and expect experienced nurses to step into charge, group lead, or preceptor roles when assigned. A Nurse Residency is named for some Bassett network acute-care hires; it is not confirmed as running specifically at this Herkimer site. Herkimer’s average commute is about sixteen minutes, and local framing leans on space and quieter upstate living. Pay figures published for Cobleskill Regional Hospital RN I–III roles are network hospital ranges, not validated Valley Health Services LTC rates, so you would confirm dollars directly when you apply.
Glassdoor mission text mirrors Bassett’s focus on improving patient and community health.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
Glassdoor snapshot about 2.5 out of 5 from eight ratings; work/life balance near mid-threes, senior management mid-twos; no recommendations highlighted in that overview.
The good
- Long-term care setting with on-site CNA training and staff development RN work
- Bassett Healthcare Network affiliation
- Charge, group lead, or preceptor duties appear in network RN role language
- Clinical ladder RN I–IV described across the Bassett network
The hard parts
- Overall employee rating about 2.5/5 on a small set of eight Glassdoor ratings
- Senior management category scores in the mid-twos on that snapshot
- No Valley Health Services–specific pay, ratios, scheduling, or EHR facts validated here
- Nurse Residency not confirmed as operating inside the Herkimer LTC site
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
- Website
- bassett.org ↗
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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