Valley View Home Terminates HMS

Valley View Home Board President Brian Fuhrman announced Feb. 7 that its relationship with Health Management Services and HMS Vice President Karl Rude is officially over. The parting of ways comes after a contentious relationship, which saw deficiencies from state inspectors and a significant depletion in local employees and registered nurses at the facility.

Furhman has not responded to requests for information from the Courier in many months, but sources indicate that the departure is the result of a termination by the board, a reassuring sign to members of the public who have expressed dism...