Gulfside opens new care center
With 35 years in service in Pasco County, Gulfside Healthcare Services has announced the groundbreaking of its new Hospice Care Center in New Port Richey. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction and the hospice care center is expected to open its doors in January 2025, according to a Gulfside blog.
The new facility will feature 24-hour patient care, unrestricted visitation hours and 24 private home-like rooms. The cost of care is entirely covered by insurance, ensuring no financial burden for patients, the website says.
Types of care provided include:
- Compassionate health care providers in a calming environment, without the stress-inducing sounds that can be heard in a hospital
- Clinical care for complex pain control and symptom management
- Weaning of non-invasive ventilation
- Short-term ventilation support
- Completion of antibiotics
- Respite care when caregivers needs some time to rest while their loved ones receive care
- Medication management, titration of medication for maximum comfort for the loved one
To learn more, visit tinyurl.com/mrypmxhn.
National Eating Disorders Week
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) designates Feb. 26 through March 1 as National Eating Disorders Week. NEDA uses this week to promote awareness of eating disorders and spread hope for those in recovery and their families. This year’s theme is “Healing in Community,” according to a news release.
The American Psychiatric Association states there are these types of eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders, the release says.
These illnesses are significant health conditions that affect both physical and mental health, and if not treated correctly, they can become long-term problems and, in some cases, can cause death.
As many as one-third of people with eating disorders are men and boys. The Child Mind Institute says that girls with the disorders are typically obsessed with being thin. While boys experiencing anorexia have a similar motive, they more often focus on achieving a muscular physique.
These health conditions can commonly occur with other mental health issues like depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety. Eating disorders can be a risk factor associated with suicide.
To learn more about eating disorders, and for some of the signs and symptoms to look out for, visit JasonFoundation.com/eating-disorders.
The Jason Foundation is dedicated to the prevention of youth suicide through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators/youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth, the release says.
Museum launches dementia initiative
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg has unveiled “Art in Mind,” an innovative initiative developed in collaboration with the University of South Florida’s Judy Genshaft Honors College. The program is aimed at providing an accessible arts experience for adults with dementia, according to a news release.
The collaboration marks a step forward in the museum’s commitment to foster inclusivity and community engagement through the transformative power of art, the release says.
Art in Mind focuses on training museum docents and students to facilitate gallery tours for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as their caregivers.
Participants engage in non-biased, non-judgmental, discussion-based tours modeled after and based on the research-backed Meet Me at the MoMa, the first program for adults with dementia developed by The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the release says.
The program’s multigenerational approach also involves USF students who completed the Healing Arts course, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment for both students and participants.
To learn more, visit TheJamesMuseum.org/artinmind/.
