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"Knowing these problems right away is the key."

- James Amistoso, Pines of Sarasota
 

[Health]  Pines Programs Aims To Stop Falls
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

As people age, the threats of illness seem to grow all the more scary, but among the most dangerous threats to older people is simply taking a nasty fall. Pines of Sarasota on Wednesday formally launched a new program aimed at reducing the number of people suffering from such falls, using careful assessment and cutting edge technology to fight the force of gravity.

James Amistoso, director of Rehabilitation Services for Pines of Sarasota, said 80 to 90 percent of patients he sees at the Sarasota facility are prone to serious falls. “As we age, even a joint pain or stiff joint could cause you to be cockeyed balance-wise,” he said. “Knowing these problems right away is the key.”

Indeed, about a third of all Americans over the age of 65 suffer a fall each year. David Sylvester, the new president and CEO for Pines of Sarasota, said falls cost the nation and estimated $34 billion in the year 2013, and in 2012, falls cost Florida some $3.6 billion. “Given our aging population and the continued influx of retirees into Florida, one can only surmise the cost in Florida will rise at an accelerated rate,” Sylvester said.

The Ready and Steady Plan for Better Balance initiative unveiled by Pines of Sarasota aims to prevent falls through a four-step process including a questionnaire, medical evaluation and risk assessment, but the flashiest part of the Pines process is the use of the Biodex Balance System. Patients stand on an unsteady plate and the machine assesses how they respond to movement underfoot. That can be used to help in prevention by showing what individuals need to stay alert for based on their own physical condition. The same machine can also be used to help treat people after a fall as well and train them back into shape.

Pines of Sarasota officials hope the cutting edge program, developed at Pines of Sarasota over the last six months, will become a useful tool here and elsewhere in reducing the number of people hurt in falls. 

Photo: James Amistoso works with a patient on the Biodex Balance System.

[Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center]  Welcome to the Campus of Caring

More than 25 years ago, the late Dr. Kay Glasser had a vision for delivering health and human services in a more efficient way. That vision developed into the nationally-recognized Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center.

The “Campus of Caring” houses 19 partner agencies that work independently and together to serve adults, children, and families.

Here’s what a few of our partners have to say.

Dr. Brooke Bello: “With the many victims and families we serve it makes it easy for them to get to workshops and services. The lowered lease agreements and the heart of Betty Schoenbaum and Kay Glasser is prevalent here today. We at More Too Life™ are excited to be a part of building a strong community together!”

Our newest partner, The Salvation Army is scheduled to move in the late fall. Dr. David Sutton stated,“This move will allow us to better partner with other benefit providers who make available services to the same populations that we assist. The singular location model for community connection has proven to be a compassionate asset for all of Sarasota.”

For more on our mission to better the lives of our community, visit GS-HumanServices.org.

The Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center (GSHSC) is a 2015 SRQ Story Project partner and the featured non-profit organization this September. To learn more about the mission of GSHSC and the organizations they support, visit them online at GS-HumanServices.org or call (941) 365-4545.  

[Exec Moves]  Kaminski Joins Dattoli Team

Dr. Joseph M. Kaminski joined the staff at Dattoli Cancer Center, an internationally known prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment center based in Sarasota. Kaminski, a radiation oncologist, comes to the Center from his recent post at the Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, where he served as associate professor and co-leader of the Neurological Oncology Multidisciplinary Program. Kaminski is the first physician addition to the Dattoli Center in its 15-year history.  

Dattoli Cancer Center

[Synergy]  JE Charlotte Wrapping Up Mullen Center

J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp., a Venice-based construction company that provides a full range of services, is wrapping up site improvements at George Mullen Activity Center for the City of North Port. Currently in phase two of the project, with an estimated $255,000 budget, J.E. Charlotte has installed additional storm drainage piping and inlets, added new concrete sidewalks at the activity center and on City Hall Boulevard and planted palm trees along the sidewalk from George Mullen Activity Center to City Hall Boulevard. The construction team also graded around the football field and the activity center and added new streetlights to City Hall Boulevard along with electrical power pedestals for future events.  

J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp.

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