Valley View Center-Nursing Care

    2 Glenmere Cove Rd, Goshen, NY, 10924
    3.4 · 32 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Great rehab; unsafe, dirty, understaffed

    I had a very mixed experience with this facility while my mom was there. Admission was smooth and many staff were warm, welcoming and compassionate - therapy/rehab and the food were excellent - and some residents seemed happy and well cared for. But the place can be filthy, overcrowded and understaffed (especially weekends), with poor communication, air-conditioning and laundry problems, shared dirty toilets, frequent room moves, outbreaks or care changes not disclosed, and alarming reports of neglect, rough handling, inappropriate touching and withheld meds. It can be excellent for rehab and some caregivers, but the safety, hygiene and staffing issues left me very concerned.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.41 · 32 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.8
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      2.6
    • Value

      3.4

    Pros

    • Excellent physical therapy (PT)
    • Magnificent occupational therapy (OT)
    • Phenomenal rehab outcomes
    • Compassionate and loving staff (many reports)
    • Some nurses and CNAs are wonderful and attentive
    • Certain staff described as hardworking and responsive
    • Family-like atmosphere reported by multiple families
    • Smooth and welcoming admission process
    • Proactive communication from some staff/administration
    • Memory care unit praised by some reviewers
    • Rehabilitation center care praised
    • Residents reported becoming stronger after rehab
    • Helpful and informative staff at intake/front desk
    • Large rooms with big windows
    • Mall-like common areas and on-site amenities (bank, cafe)
    • Residents able to participate in activities independently or with family
    • Food generally described as fine or homemade
    • Some outstanding staff highlighted by name (e.g., Nurse Randy)
    • Overall reports from many that residents were well taken care of and in good spirits

    Cons

    • Understaffing, especially on weekends
    • Rude, hurtful, or unprofessional nurses and CNAs reported
    • Allegations of abuse and inappropriate touching by staff
    • Reports of neglect and unsafe care (missed assistance, ignored call bells)
    • Infrequent bathing and poor hygiene for some residents
    • Facility cleanliness issues, described as filthy or disgusting
    • Shared/common toilets in poor condition
    • No private rooms and crowded accommodations
    • Poor air flow and heat/air conditioning problems
    • Laundry problems: no on-site washing machine, clothes delayed or missing
    • Lack of clean water access in rooms (residents sent to cafeteria)
    • Limited or minimal activities (frequent mention of only bingo)
    • Holes in walls and disrepair in dementia unit
    • Staff talking negatively about patients and breaches of confidentiality
    • Rough linens/towels causing skin irritation or rashes
    • Poor communication between departments and with families
    • Unreported incidents to family (falls, medication/care changes)
    • Medication issues and alleged denial of pain medications
    • Threats to patients/families regarding AMA signing
    • Failure to assist with transportation and other logistics
    • Prison-like or institutional environment reported by some
    • Inconsistent treatment and bedside manner depending on staff or when family present
    • Some residents experienced falls, bruises, injury, or death with concerning circumstances
    • Mixed staff quality (noted split of great vs. horrible staff)
    • Older facility needing updates/paint
    • Outbreaks or incidents not communicated to families in a timely manner
    • Confusing or punitive staff policies reported (e.g., discipline practices)
    • Multiple room moves for residents causing distress
    • Reports of intimidation and improper handling of privacy/confidentiality

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is highly mixed and polarized. Many reviewers praise the therapy and rehabilitation services, highlighting excellent physical and occupational therapy, strong rehab outcomes, and residents regaining strength. Multiple families describe compassionate, loving, and hardworking staff members who create a family-like environment and provide smooth admissions and proactive communication. The facility's size and amenities — including mall-like common areas, an on-site bank and cafe, large rooms with big windows, and the ability for residents to participate in activities with family — are cited positively by several reviewers. Food is generally described as acceptable or homemade, and particular staff (including named individuals) and entire units such as memory care and the rehab center received enthusiastic endorsements from many families who felt their loved ones were well cared for.

    Counterbalancing these positives are repeated, serious concerns raised by a substantial number of reviewers. The most consistently cited issue is understaffing, particularly on weekends, which reviewers say leads to missed care (infrequent bathing, ignored call bells), delayed laundry, and reduced supervision. Cleanliness and maintenance are major problem areas in several accounts: reviewers describe filthy conditions, shared toilets in poor condition, holes in walls in the dementia unit, and overall disrepair. Environmental problems such as inadequate air flow and broken air conditioning were reported and in some cases linked to residents having trouble breathing. Laundry and clothing management issues are a frequent complaint — no on-site washing machines, long delays returning clothes, clothing stored in other residents’ closets, and even reports of clothing removed from patient closets.

    Safety, dignity, and communication problems are prominent and severe themes. Some reviewers allege neglect, physical mistreatment, inappropriate touching, stripping of residents, denial of pain medications, and threats related to signing out AMA — allegations that imply potential abuse and serious lapses in clinical and ethical care. There are multiple mentions of falls, bruises, and residents being injured or dying with families reporting poor or delayed notification about such events. Confidentiality breaches, staff gossip, and inconsistent treatment depending on whether family is present have been described. Communication breakdowns occur both internally (front desk vs nursing) and externally (families not informed of outbreaks or significant incidents), creating distrust among several reviewers. A recurring pattern is inconsistency: many accounts praise individual staff and specific departments (therapy, some nurses/CNAs), while other accounts describe rude, careless, or uneducated staff — leaving the overall quality of care variable and dependent on which staff a resident encounters.

    Regarding activities and daily life, reports are mixed. While the facility’s size and common areas allow some residents to be independent and there are at least some offerings, several reviewers say activities are limited — often reduced to bingo — and that basic needs such as access to water in rooms are inadequate (residents told to go to the cafeteria for water). Management and administrative practices are also called into question: some reviewers compliment a smooth admission process and helpful staff, while others report punitive or confusing staff policies, poor responsiveness, failure to assist with transportation, and a lack of transparency when serious incidents occur.

    In summary, the reviews depict a large facility that delivers excellent rehabilitation and has many compassionate, hardworking staff members and useful amenities, but also suffers from systemic problems that materially affect resident safety and dignity. The most urgent and recurring concerns are understaffing, cleanliness and facility maintenance, laundry and personal belongings management, communication failures with families, and several serious allegations of neglect or abuse. Potential residents and families should weigh the strong therapy and some high-quality caregiving against these reported operational and safety issues. If considering this facility, visitors should tour the specific unit their loved one would occupy, ask about staffing levels and incident reporting procedures, verify laundry and hygiene practices, inquire how the facility handles complaints and communication, and monitor care closely after admission given the variability reported across different staff and shifts.

    Location

    Map showing location of Valley View Center-Nursing Care

    About Valley View Center-Nursing Care

    Valley View Center-Nursing Care, sometimes called The Valley View Center For Nursing Care And Rehab, sits on Glenmere Cove Road in Goshen, New York, in Orange County, where the place offers mainly skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation for folks who are very frail or need help between hospital stays and going home, and it's a county-owned, government facility with 360 certified beds and an average of about 228 residents daily, so it stays pretty busy most of the time, and it's got 3.96 nurse hours per resident per day, with a nurse turnover rate of about 19.2%, and there's both basic medical care and things like COVID-19 tests, flu tests, glucose checks, and other lab screenings, all of which residents and staff can access, and the director is Ion Oltean, M.D., while the center keeps up with updates and notifications as required by the state.

    Inspection reports show Valley View Center-Nursing Care had 31 deficiencies, among them 2 infections control issues, and some serious ones involving freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including failing to report suspected cases quickly, and quality-of-life concerns like not making sure residents keep their ability to perform daily activities unless there's a medical reason, so families might want to consider those details and review inspection results when deciding.

    The place tries to help quality of life by organizing programs for all kinds of participation, such as educational, recreational, and social activities, and residents have spaces like a library, media center, and a chapel for services, along with a snack bar and gift shop for something a bit different, plus outdoor areas in a rural setting that give folks a place to get fresh air and enjoy the view, and the staff sets up happy hours, day trips, music, crafts, gardening, even pet programs and inter-generational activities, like card games, bingo, sports, and computer lessons, which means there's something to do for most anyone, no matter their ability.

    Staffing and overall quality at Valley View Center-Nursing Care get a 4-star rating from CMS, which focuses on things like staffing and care measures, but the health inspection rating and the documented deficiencies do show room for improvement, and the facility provides care mainly meant for people who need skilled nursing supervision or help with daily living, along with a connected home health agency, CHHA, for extra services if needed, all in a setting that provides basic amenities, nursing care, and rehabilitation, but folks should always check current inspection results or talk with the staff about any concerns before deciding if it's a good fit.

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