Sunshine Gardens earns recognition
Sunshine Gardens Country Home, 2518 Colorado Highway 172, has been designated as a “Leader in Dementia Care” for the second consecutive year by the Colorado chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Staff members at Sunshine Gardens rely on their partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association to assure their education programs receive the best, most-up-to-date information about dementia care.
For more information, visit www.alz.org/co/in_my_community_leaders_in_dementia_care.asp.
Substance abuse treatment available
Southern Ute Community Action Programs Inc. announces two new programs offered by its Peaceful Spirit Substance Abuse Treatment Division.
Peaceful Spirit is an adult treatment program offering a number of services for court-appointed offenders and people seeking recovery for substance abuse addiction. Anger management courses also are available.
People who are court-appointed or self-referred can call Dawn Ballinger at 563-4555, ext. 205, to sign up.
Prime for Life and Prime Solutions are new programs meeting the requirements for DUI education and therapy. Both curriculums are designed to reduce the chances of re-offending. All Peaceful Spirit counselors are trained in this approach to treatment. Enrollees are being accepted now.
SUCAP Peaceful Spirit is at 296 Mouache St., just north of the SunUte Recreation Center in Ignacio.
For more information, call 563-4555 or visit www.sucap.org.
Hospital to provide services to inmates
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington now serves as the inmate medical services provider for San Juan County’s adult detention, juvenile services and alternative sentencing facilities. Dr. Eric Ketcham will be the medical director.
The medical center will staff about 20 full-time positions, including around-the-clock care. These positions involve a certain amount of primary care responsibilities, medical record input, prescription medication processing and site administration.
Nurses also will assess inmates, provide care and supervision of two short-term, inpatient beds, and distribute medication. When needed, physicians will be contracted through Stat Doctors.
For more information, visit www.sanjuanregional.com.
Resolving allergies to be discussed
Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will give a presentation called “Resolving Airborne Allergies and Food Sensitivities” using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics, which are safe, noninvasive treatments that use gentle pressure to de-stress organ systems.
The presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 2 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
For more information, visit Advanced Allergy Relief Center of the Southwest at 1199 Main Ave., Suite 230, www.allergyreliefbeyondbelief.com or call 259-9488.
Mercy’s oncology clinic receives accreditation
Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Southwest Oncology clinic recently earned re-accreditation by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
The program provides a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet the highest standards for quality cancer care.
To become recertified, the clinic had to submit to an evaluation of its entire program and documentation standards.
For more information, visit www.mercydurango.org.
Free class to address living a fulfilling life
Chiropractor Clayton Sullwold and licensed professional counselor Blair Wiles will host a free class about how to live a fulfilling and enjoyable life.
The class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Atlas Specific, 1800 East Third Ave., Suite. 108, near Durango Public Library.
Out of respect for other participants, it is requested that no perfumes or heavily scented lotions be worn.
For more information, call Sullwold at 259-6803 or Wiles at 247-9228.
Herald Staff
