Rome Memorial Hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) has been named a top performing nursing home by the New York State Department of Health. The RHCF is the only such facility in Oneida County, and one of only 42 statewide, to achieve the top quintile in each Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI) over the last three years.

The NHQI is an annual quality and performance evaluation project to improve the quality of care for residents in Medicaid-certified nursing facilities across New York State. The RHCF, an 80-bed skilled nursing facility which is located on the hospital’s third floor, provides long-term care, as well as short-term rehab and respite care programs.

According to RHCF Administrator Wendy Goetz, FACHE, LNHA, consistency and quality over a three-year period has led to this designation. “This is a system-wide achievement which our entire staff and facility should be proud of,” she said. “To be the only facility in Oneida County and one of a select few across the state validates all of the hard work our team puts in to make this a special place for our residents.”