Our Nursing Services

Coordinated nurse coverage for individuals, families, and healthcare partners across Southwest Florida.

Gulfside Living Healthcare Services is a Florida nurse registry. We coordinate engagements between credentialed independent nurses and the families, programs, and care teams that need them. Browse the services below — each opens a detailed page with what is included, who it is for, and how the coordination works.

Skilled Nursing at Home in Cape Coral and Southwest Florida

When someone you love needs nursing care at home, the first question is usually who is going to walk through the door.

Gulfside Living refers licensed RNs and LPNs for skilled care at home — wound care, medication administration, and recovery after surgery or a hospital stay — with RNs for IV and infusion therapy. We also refer screened CNAs, home health aides and companions for everyday help: bathing, meals, and getting through the day.

We are a Florida nurse registry, which means you choose the person who comes into your home and stay in charge of the schedule. Many families start with a few hours a week and go from there.

Serving Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota, Hendry, Glades and DeSoto counties.

In-Home Nursing Care

Coordinated coverage for individuals and families at home

Private Duty Nursing

One-on-one skilled nursing coverage at home, coordinated through credentialed independent professionals.

Concierge Nursing

Premium, on-call private nurse coordination for individuals who want priority access and discretion.

24 Hour Nursing

Around-the-clock skilled coverage at home, coordinated through rotating credentialed nurses.

Hospice Care Support

Coordinated nurse support that complements a family's hospice agency during end-of-life care.

Palliative Care Support

Comfort-focused nurse coordination for individuals managing a serious illness.

Post-Op Care

Skilled recovery coordination at home after surgery — orthopedic, cardiac, abdominal, and more.

Intravenous (IV) Therapy

Specialty infusion coordination at home — IVIG, biologics, anti-infectives, and hydration therapies.

Pediatric Care

Skilled pediatric nurse coordination for medically complex children at home.

Plastic Surgery Aftercare

Discreet, skilled recovery coordination after cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures.

Post-Hospital Care

Skilled coordination for the days and weeks after a hospital discharge — at home, on schedule.

Wellness Checks

Scheduled or on-demand nurse visits for safety, vital signs, and reassurance.

Medication Management Support

Skilled coordination for complex medication regimens — reconciliation, timing, and adherence.

Airway / Ventilation Care

Skilled coordination for tracheostomy, ventilator, and complex airway support at home.

Respite Care

Short-term skilled coverage so family caregivers can rest, travel, or step back.

In-Home Teaches

One-on-one nurse-led teaching for families learning to support a new diagnosis or device.

Client Privacy

Discretion is a baseline at Gulfside — every engagement is confidential by design.

Nurse Staffing

Coordinated coverage for facilities, programs, and care teams

Eating Disorder Centers

Credentialed nurse coverage for residential and day-treatment eating disorder programs.

Psychiatric Facilities

Credentialed nurse staffing coordination for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities.

Infusion Pharmacies

Specialty infusion-experienced nurses to extend a pharmacy's clinical capacity in the field.

Drug & Alcohol Rehab Facilities

Credentialed nurse coverage for detox, residential, and outpatient substance use programs.

Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care

Credentialed nurse coverage for SNF and LTC facilities — overnight, weekend, per-diem.

Hospice Organizations

Credentialed nurse coverage for hospice agencies — visit overflow, on-call, and continuous-care needs.

Surgery Centers

Credentialed pre-op, intra-op, and post-op nurse coverage for ambulatory surgery centers.

Home Health Agency Nurse Staffing Support

Credentialed nurse capacity that extends a home health agency's reach during census peaks and gaps.

Hospitals

Credentialed nurse coverage for hospital units — per-diem, float, and short-term assignments.

Private Duty Nursing

One-on-one skilled nursing at home, coordinated through credentialed independent professionals. Private duty is for situations where a scheduled visit is not enough — a person who needs continuous clinical attention, a family managing a complex condition, or a household that simply wants a nurse present. We match the clinician to the case based on documented experience, licensure, and availability, then coordinate scheduling around the way your household actually runs. Coverage can be a few hours a day, overnight, or continuous.

What’s included

One-on-one skilled nursing in the home — RN or LPN, by the hour, overnight, or continuous
Assessment and monitoring: vitals, symptoms, and change in condition
Medication administration and management, including injectables where ordered
Wound and dressing care, ostomy, catheter and G-tube care
Diabetic care, blood-sugar monitoring and insulin where ordered
Family teaching, so the household learns the routine too
Communication back to your physician’s office

Who it’s for

Someone who needs skilled nursing but does not want, or does not qualify for, a facility
Patients who never qualified for a home-health benefit, or who have exhausted it
Families who need more hours than an authorization allows
A patient whose condition needs a trained eye, not just company
Anyone managing several conditions and several medications at once

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Gulfside Living Healthcare Services is a Florida-licensed nurse registry, not a home health agency and not a hospice. We refer independent, credentialed professionals; we do not employ, supervise or direct them, and clinical care is provided under your physician’s orders. This is private-pay care — we do not bill Medicare or commercial insurance. Nurses serve Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota, Hendry, Glades and DeSoto counties; personal-care aides are currently available in Lee County only. We will tell you honestly what we can cover for a given situation before you count on it.

Concierge Nursing

Premium, on-call private nurse coordination for individuals who want priority access and discretion. Concierge engagements are built around the client's schedule rather than a visit calendar — travel, events, recovery at a second residence, or simply having a clinician reachable when a question comes up. Every professional referred is license-verified, background screened, and insured, and every engagement is confidential by default. Availability is limited by design so continuity stays high.

What’s included

A dedicated nurse who knows your history, not a rotating roster
Coordination with your physicians, specialists and pharmacies
Accompaniment to appointments, with questions asked and answers written down
Medication review and management under your physician’s orders
Health monitoring at home between visits
Discreet service, with confidentiality agreed in writing

Who it’s for

Families who want one clinician who knows them, and continuity above all
Patients juggling several specialists who need one person holding the thread
Anyone who values privacy and discretion in their own home
Seasonal residents who need continuity across two households

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

24 Hour Nursing

Around-the-clock skilled coverage at home, coordinated through rotating credentialed nurses. Continuous care requires more than one clinician, and the difference between good and poor 24-hour coverage is the handoff. We coordinate a consistent rotation so the same small group of professionals returns, and so clinical information carries from shift to shift instead of restarting each morning. Suitable for high-acuity conditions, ventilator and airway needs, and situations where a gap in coverage is not an option.

What’s included

Continuous coverage, 24 hours a day, in shift rotations
Overnight presence so the family can actually sleep
Skilled nursing tasks throughout, under your physician’s orders
Turning, repositioning and skin care around the clock
Documentation and hand-off between shifts so nothing is lost
A consistent team wherever possible, so faces stay familiar

Who it’s for

A patient who cannot safely be alone at any hour
High-acuity needs at home — airway, ventilator, complex wounds
Families who have been taking night shifts themselves and cannot continue
A household choosing home over an institution and needing it to be safe

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Hospice Care Support

Coordinated nurse support that complements a family's hospice agency during end-of-life care. Hospice provides the plan of care and the interdisciplinary team; what many families discover is that the hours in between can feel long. We coordinate additional skilled presence during those hours — comfort measures, symptom monitoring, personal care, and steadiness for the family. We work alongside your hospice provider, never in place of them, and we do not alter or direct the hospice plan of care.

What’s included

Personal care between hospice visits — bathing, hygiene, mouth and skin care
Turning and repositioning; comfort measures
Feeding, hydration and help with what the patient can still enjoy
Overnight and around-the-clock presence so the house is never empty
Respite so the family can sleep, eat, and leave the house
A steady, familiar person through a hard stretch

Who it’s for

Families already under a hospice plan who need the hours hospice does not cover
A patient who should not be alone between hospice nurse visits
Adult children who are exhausted and running out of reserve
Households where one spouse is doing all of it alone

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Palliative Care Support

Comfort-focused nurse coordination for individuals managing a serious illness. Palliative support is not limited to end of life — it applies any time symptom burden, medication complexity, or fatigue makes daily life harder than it needs to be. We coordinate skilled professionals who can monitor symptoms, support medication regimens, assist with activities of daily living, and communicate clearly with the treating physician's office so nothing falls between appointments.

What’s included

Personal care and daily living support for someone managing a serious illness
Help following the comfort plan the physician has already set
Symptom watching and reporting back to the treating physician’s office
Medication reminders, or management by a nurse where ordered
Meals, hydration, and help with the ordinary things that get hard
Overnight presence and family respite

Who it’s for

Patients under a palliative plan who need the hours between appointments covered
Families told the patient is safe at home, who know they are not, quite
Anyone with a serious illness living alone
Households where the caregiver is also working full time

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Post-Op Care

Skilled recovery coordination at home after surgery — orthopedic, cardiac, abdominal, and more. The first two weeks after a procedure carry the highest risk of a preventable setback: a missed medication, an unnoticed wound change, a fall during a transfer. We coordinate skilled professionals for wound and dressing care, pain and medication support, mobility and transfer assistance, and monitoring for the complications your surgeon asked you to watch for. Coverage scales down as recovery progresses.

What’s included

Wound and dressing care, drain management, and watching the incision for the changes your surgeon flagged
Pain and medication support, including reminders and management by a nurse where ordered
Help getting up, transfers, walking, stairs, and bathroom safety
Bathing, dressing and personal care while movement is limited
Meals, light household help and the things you cannot lift or carry yet
Rides to follow-up appointments and therapy
Overnight or around-the-clock presence for the first stretch, scaled back as recovery progresses

Who it’s for

Anyone going home after orthopedic, cardiac, abdominal, plastic or general surgery
Patients cleared to discharge home who simply have no one competent at home to help
Families choosing home over a rehab facility, and needing the hands to make that safe
Adult children who live out of state, or who cannot take two weeks off work
Patients who did not qualify for a home-health benefit, or have already used it up
Anyone whose surgeon wants close watch on a wound, a drain, or mobility precautions

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the procedure, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating surgeon or physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.
We support the therapy plan, we never take its place. Physical and occupational therapy remain your surgeon’s and therapist’s. We are the hands in between those visits.

Intravenous (IV) Therapy

Specialty infusion coordination at home — IVIG, biologics, anti-infectives, and hydration therapies. Home infusion works when the therapy, the supplies, and a qualified nurse arrive in the same window. We coordinate infusion-experienced professionals with documented competency in PICC lines, implanted ports, midlines, and peripheral access, and we schedule around the pharmacy's delivery timing rather than our own convenience. Every dose is observed, monitored, and documented, with the record communicated back to the ordering pharmacy or prescriber.

What’s included

Infusion-experienced RNs for IVIG, SCIG, biologics, anti-infectives and hydration
PICC, port and midline access, care, dressing changes and flushes
First-dose observation and ongoing monitoring through the infusion
Coordination directly with the dispensing pharmacy on delivery and timing
Documentation returned to the pharmacy and the prescriber
Teaching for patients and families managing a line at home

Who it’s for

Patients prescribed home infusion who need a qualified nurse to administer it
Prescribers who want the therapy started at home rather than in a suite
Specialty and infusion pharmacies needing nursing coverage for a patient
Families who would otherwise travel for every dose

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Pediatric Care

Skilled pediatric nurse coordination for medically complex children at home. Pediatric cases are matched to professionals with documented pediatric experience — not simply an available nurse — and PALS certification is required for pediatric assignments. We coordinate support for airway and feeding-tube needs, medication schedules, developmental routines, and the school and therapy calendar that most families are also managing. Parents stay in charge of the household; the clinician works within it.

What’s included

Pediatric-experienced RNs and LPNs in the family home
Trach, ventilator, G-tube and oxygen care under the ordering physician
Medication administration and symptom monitoring
Overnight and around-the-clock coverage so parents can sleep
Support for school, therapy and appointment routines
Teaching so parents and siblings feel confident with the equipment

Who it’s for

Medically complex children coming home from the hospital or NICU
Families managing a trach, vent or feeding tube at home
Parents who have not had an uninterrupted night in months
Children whose care needs outlast what an authorization allows

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Plastic Surgery Aftercare

Discreet, skilled recovery coordination after cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. Aftercare is where results are protected: drain management, incision and dressing care, swelling and positioning guidance, medication support, and early recognition of anything that should go back to the surgeon. We coordinate professionals who understand aesthetic recovery and who understand discretion. Care can be arranged at home, at a recovery residence, or at a hotel for out-of-town patients.

What’s included

Discreet recovery support in the first days after a cosmetic or reconstructive procedure
Drain management, dressing changes and incision monitoring
Positioning, compression garments and swelling management as directed
Medication reminders, or management by a nurse where ordered
Meals, hydration, and help moving safely
Overnight presence, at home or at a hotel for out-of-town patients

Who it’s for

Patients recovering from a cosmetic or reconstructive procedure
Out-of-town patients recovering locally without family nearby
Anyone who wants recovery handled privately and quietly
Surgeons whose patients need a competent adult present after discharge

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Post-Hospital Care

Skilled coordination for the days and weeks after a hospital discharge — at home, on schedule. Most readmissions trace back to something ordinary: a medication reconciled incorrectly, a follow-up appointment missed, a change nobody caught in time. We coordinate skilled professionals to bridge that window — reconciling the discharge medication list, monitoring the conditions the hospital flagged, supporting mobility, and making sure the follow-up actually happens. Coverage is arranged around the discharge date.

What’s included

A steady presence through the first weeks after a hospital stay
Medication reconciliation support and reminders under physician orders
Watching for the changes that send people back to the hospital
Help with bathing, dressing, transfers and getting steady on their feet
Meals, hydration and household basics
Rides to follow-up appointments
Communication back to the treating physician’s office

Who it’s for

Patients discharged home who live alone
Anyone readmitted before, where the first fortnight is the risky stretch
Families who cannot take two weeks off work to be there
Patients who did not qualify for home health, or have exhausted it

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Wellness Checks

Scheduled or on-demand nurse visits for safety, vital signs, and reassurance. A wellness check is often the right amount of care for someone who is largely independent but living with a chronic condition, recovering from an illness, or living alone at a distance from family. A visit typically includes vital signs, medication review, a look at safety and fall risk in the home, and a written summary the family can actually read. Frequency is set by the family, not by a program.

What’s included

Scheduled visits at a frequency the family chooses
Vitals, general condition and a trained eye on how things really are
Medication reminders and a check that prescriptions are being taken
Help spotting the small changes that come before a big one
A written note back to the family after each visit
Groceries, mail, and the small practical things

Who it’s for

Adult children who live out of state and cannot see for themselves
Older adults living independently who want to stay that way
Families worried between doctor visits but not ready for daily care
Anyone recently bereaved, or newly living alone

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Medication Management Support

Skilled coordination for complex medication regimens — reconciliation, timing, and adherence. Medication error is one of the most common and most preventable causes of decline at home, and risk rises with every additional prescriber. We coordinate skilled professionals to reconcile the current list against what is actually in the cabinet, organize timing and administration, watch for interactions and side effects, and communicate changes back to the prescribing physician. Administration is provided within the scope of the professional's license and the physician's orders.

What’s included

Medication administration by an RN or LPN where ordered, including injectables
Pill organisers set up and checked
Reminders and observation that doses are actually taken
Coordination with the pharmacy on refills and changes
Watching for side effects and interactions, reported to the prescriber
Teaching so the patient or family can take it over

Who it’s for

Patients on many medications, or on a regimen that recently changed
Anyone whose memory makes a daily regimen unreliable
Families finding untaken pills, or doubled doses
Patients on injectables who cannot self-administer

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Airway / Ventilation Care

Skilled coordination for tracheostomy, ventilator, and complex airway support at home. Airway cases are the least forgiving work in home care, so they are matched only to professionals with documented trach and ventilator competency in the credentialing file — not self-reported experience. Coordinated support includes tracheostomy and stoma care, suctioning, circuit and equipment monitoring, alarm response and troubleshooting, and respiratory assessment. Ventilator settings remain under the direction of the ordering physician and respiratory therapy.

What’s included

Nurses experienced with tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent care
Suctioning, trach care and site management
Ventilator and oxygen monitoring under the ordering physician and respiratory therapy
Emergency preparedness and equipment familiarity in the home
Continuous or overnight coverage where the need is constant
Teaching and confidence-building for family caregivers

Who it’s for

Patients discharged home on a ventilator or with a new trach
Families managing airway equipment for the first time
Households where a gap in coverage is genuinely unsafe
Adults and children alike — we coordinate to the age and acuity

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Respite Care

Short-term skilled coverage so family caregivers can rest, travel, or step back. Family caregiving is sustainable only when it is interrupted from time to time, and most caregivers wait far longer than they should before asking. Respite can be a few hours a week, a weekend, or two weeks while you travel. We coordinate a professional matched to the level of care your family member actually needs, so stepping away does not mean stepping down in quality.

What’s included

Short-term cover so the regular caregiver can rest, work, or travel
A few hours, a full day, overnight, or several days
The same standard of care the family provides, in the family’s routine
Skilled nursing tasks maintained where ordered
A written hand-back so nothing is missed on return
Regular, scheduled respite as well as one-off relief

Who it’s for

Spouses and adult children who have not had a real break in months
Family caregivers who are ill themselves, or need surgery
Households where one person has become the whole care plan
Anyone about to lose a caregiver to a trip, a job, or exhaustion

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

In-Home Teaches

One-on-one nurse-led teaching for families learning to support a new diagnosis or device. A hospital discharge teach happens once, quickly, on the worst day of the week. Learning it properly usually needs to happen at home, on your own equipment, without an audience. We coordinate professionals to teach families wound care, tube feeding, injections, glucose monitoring, ostomy care, transfers, and equipment use — at your pace, in your home, repeated until it feels routine.

What’s included

Hands-on teaching in your own home, on your own equipment
Wound care, injections, feeding tubes, ostomy and catheter routines
Medication administration and safe handling
Transfer technique and body mechanics so nobody gets hurt
Repeated until it feels routine, not rushed through once
Written steps left behind for the household

Who it’s for

Families sent home from hospital with a task they were shown once
Caregivers who nodded at discharge and panicked in the driveway
Patients taking over their own care and wanting to get it right
Households where the equipment arrived before the confidence did

How the coordination works

A conversation first. You tell us the situation — the diagnosis, the hours, who else is at home. An RN reads every request. There is no charge for the conversation and no obligation.
We match, you approve. We identify credentialed independent professionals whose experience fits, and share their background with you. You choose who comes into your home, and you may decline anyone.
Your physician’s orders direct the care. Any skilled task is performed under the orders of your own treating physician. The registry refers professionals; it does not direct clinical care.
Scheduling and communication. We handle the schedule, coverage changes and continuity, so you are not the one making phone calls. Questions and changes come back through us.

Client Privacy

Discretion is a baseline at Gulfside, not a premium feature. Every engagement is confidential by design. Protected health information is handled in accordance with HIPAA and is never stored in systems not approved for it. Professionals referred through the registry sign confidentiality agreements before placement, and details of an engagement — including that one exists — are not discussed outside the people who need to know. For clients whose circumstances require additional discretion, we will put the specifics in writing before care begins.

Eating Disorder Centers

Credentialed nurse coverage for residential and day-treatment eating disorder programs. These programs need clinicians who understand meal support, medical monitoring, and the therapeutic frame the program works within — a nurse who is clinically capable but unfamiliar with the setting can undo a great deal of progress. We coordinate professionals matched to the program's model and schedule, for planned coverage, census surges, and call-outs.

What’s included

RNs and LPNs for meal support, monitoring and observation shifts
Vitals, refeeding monitoring and documentation to your protocols
Overnight and weekend coverage
Planned coverage, census surges and call-outs
Clinicians briefed on your programme rules before the first shift

Who it’s for

Residential and PHP/IOP programmes running short on nursing
Centres whose census moves faster than their hiring can
Programmes needing consistent overnight cover without burning core staff

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Gulfside Living Healthcare Services is a Florida-licensed nurse registry (AHCA #30213171), not a staffing agency employer and not a home health agency. We refer independent, credentialed professionals; we do not employ, supervise or direct them. We do not bill Medicare, Medicaid or commercial insurance. We serve Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota, Hendry, Glades and DeSoto counties. We would rather tell you honestly what we can cover for a given request than promise blanket availability.

Psychiatric Facilities

Credentialed nurse staffing coordination for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities. Behavioral health coverage depends on continuity and on clinicians comfortable with de-escalation, observation levels, and medication administration in a psychiatric setting. We coordinate professionals with documented behavioral health experience for per-diem shifts, overnight and weekend coverage, and short-term gaps, and we prioritize returning the same clinicians so patients see familiar faces.

What’s included

RNs and LPNs experienced in behavioural health settings
Medication administration and observation to your policies
1:1 and close-observation coverage
Planned shifts and short-notice gaps
The same clinicians wherever possible, so patients see familiar faces

Who it’s for

Inpatient and residential psychiatric units
Programmes needing 1:1 coverage without pulling staff off the floor
Facilities carrying open lines they have not been able to fill

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Infusion Pharmacies

Specialty infusion-experienced nurses to extend a pharmacy's clinical capacity in the field. You dispense the therapy; we coordinate the nursing that administers it safely in the home. Professionals referred are experienced in IVIG, SCIG, biologics, anti-infectives, hydration, and vascular access including PICC, port, and midline. Scheduling is matched to your delivery timing, first-dose protocols are respected, and documentation is returned to the pharmacy so your record stays complete.

What’s included

Infusion-experienced RNs for your patients, in the home
PICC, port and midline access, care, dressing changes and flushes
First-dose observation and ongoing monitoring
Scheduling built around your delivery window, not ours
Documentation returned to the pharmacy so your record stays complete

Who it’s for

Specialty and home-infusion pharmacies needing nursing coverage
Pharmacies expanding into a county where they have no nurse
Any pharmacy that would rather contract nursing than employ it

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Drug & Alcohol Rehab Facilities

Credentialed nurse coverage for detox, residential, and outpatient substance use programs. Detox and early residential care carry real medical risk, and coverage gaps are not an acceptable outcome. We coordinate professionals experienced in withdrawal monitoring, medication-assisted treatment protocols, and vital sign and assessment schedules, for planned shifts and short-notice coverage alike.

What’s included

RNs and LPNs for detox monitoring, medication passes and observation
Vitals and withdrawal monitoring to your protocols
Overnight, weekend and holiday coverage
Planned shifts and short-notice coverage alike
Clinicians oriented to your programme before the first shift

Who it’s for

Detox and residential treatment centres
Programmes whose nursing coverage is the constraint on admissions
Facilities needing dependable overnight cover

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care

Credentialed nurse coverage for SNF and LTC facilities — overnight, weekend, per-diem. Census moves, staff call out, and the shifts hardest to fill are the ones that matter most to survey performance and resident safety. We coordinate RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and HHAs for supplemental coverage, and every professional is license-verified, Level 2 background screened, and insured before the first shift. Tell us what you need and when, and we will tell you honestly what we can cover and what we cannot.

What’s included

RNs, LPNs and CNA/HHA support for open lines and unit coverage
Planned block coverage and short-notice gaps
Overnight, weekend and holiday shifts
Every professional license-verified, Level 2 screened and insured before arrival
Documentation to your standards and your surveyors’ expectations

Who it’s for

SNFs and long-term care communities carrying vacancies
Units where agency cost has outrun the budget
Facilities that need coverage they can actually verify on paper

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Hospice Organizations

Credentialed nurse coverage for hospice agencies — visit overflow, on-call, and continuous-care needs. Hospice census is unpredictable by nature, and continuous care requirements can appear with almost no notice. We coordinate professionals experienced in end-of-life symptom management and family support to extend your team during peaks, cover on-call rotations, and staff continuous-care hours without pulling your own nurses off their assignments.

What’s included

RNs and LPNs to extend your team without pulling nurses off assignments
Continuous care and crisis-period coverage
Overnight and weekend shifts
Personal-care support alongside your clinical team
Clinicians briefed on your plan of care — which remains yours

Who it’s for

Hospice agencies whose census has outgrown their nursing bench
Organisations needing continuous-care coverage on short notice
Teams protecting their own staff from burnout

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Surgery Centers

Credentialed pre-op, intra-op, and post-op nurse coverage for ambulatory surgery centers. A surgery center runs on a schedule that does not tolerate a missing nurse — one absence can cost a full block. We coordinate professionals experienced in pre-operative assessment and preparation, intra-operative circulating and scrub support, and PACU recovery, for planned coverage, block expansion, and short-notice call-outs.

What’s included

Pre-operative assessment and preparation support
Intra-operative circulating and scrub support
PACU recovery coverage
Planned coverage, block expansion and short-notice call-outs
Credentials sent ahead so your file is complete before arrival

Who it’s for

Ambulatory surgery centres expanding block time
Centres carrying an open line they cannot fill
Facilities needing cover for planned leave or an unexpected absence

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Home Health Agency Nurse Staffing Support

Credentialed nurse capacity that extends a home health agency's reach during census peaks and gaps. Turning down a referral because of staffing is expensive twice — you lose the admission and you lose standing with the referral source. We coordinate supplemental RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and HHAs so you can accept the case, cover a territory you are thin in, or hold coverage through a vacancy. Every professional referred is credentialed to the standard your surveyors expect.

What’s included

RNs and LPNs to take visits your own staff cannot reach
Coverage across Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota, Hendry, Glades and DeSoto
Skilled visits, admissions and recertification support
Every professional credentialed to the standard your surveyors expect
Documentation returned in your format

Who it’s for

Home health agencies turning away referrals for lack of nurses
Agencies expanding into a county before they have hired there
Agencies covering leave without losing referral sources

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

Hospitals

Credentialed nurse coverage for hospital units — per-diem, float, and short-term assignments. We coordinate experienced professionals for supplemental unit coverage, sitters and observation, and short-term assignments during vacancies or census surges. Credentialing files are prepared to hospital vendor standards, and we work within your existing onboarding and orientation requirements rather than asking you to work around ours.

What’s included

RNs and LPNs for unit coverage and open lines
Sitter and observation coverage
Planned block coverage and short-notice gaps
Credentials verified and sent ahead of the first shift
Scheduling built around your requirements rather than ours

Who it’s for

Hospitals and hospital-affiliated units carrying vacancies
Departments needing observation coverage without pulling floor staff
Units covering leave, census surges or seasonal demand

How the coordination works

Tell us the requirement. Discipline, shift pattern, unit, start date, and what your surveyors expect to see on file. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it.
Credentials go to you first. License verification, Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse screening, insurance and competencies — before anyone walks in. You may decline any professional.
They work under your policies and your clinical direction. Professionals referred by the registry are independent contractors. Inside your building, your orientation, protocols and chain of command govern. The registry does not supervise or direct their practice.
Continuity and documentation. We aim to send the same faces so your patients and your staff see familiar people, and documentation comes back in your format.

For Families

RN Home Visits

Not every family needs a nurse every day. Sometimes you just need a registered nurse to look, listen and tell you honestly what your loved one needs.

In-Home RN Assessment

Not sure what kind of help your loved one needs? A registered nurse comes to the home, checks their health and safety, reviews their medications, and walks through the house for fall risks. You get a clear, written recommendation for the level of care that fits, from a few hours of companion help to skilled nursing. A copy can go to your loved one’s doctor too.

RN Follow-Up Visits

Once care is in place, a registered nurse can check in to see how your loved one is doing and whether the care still fits their needs. Most families schedule a visit two weeks after care starts, then every 60 days, and anytime something changes, like a fall, a hospital stay or a new medication.

Medication Setup

Keeping track of pills gets harder with every new prescription. A registered nurse fills the weekly pill organizer, checks the medication list against what’s in the cabinet, and flags refills before they run out. It’s one less thing for you to worry about each week.

Long-Distance Family Check-Ins

Live out of state? A registered nurse visits your parent at home and sends you a written update on how they’re really doing: their health, their home, and anything that needs attention. You’ll know what’s going on without having to fly down to find out.

Hospital & Rehab Sitters

A hospital or rehab stay can be confusing and frightening, especially for someone with dementia or a high fall risk. We can connect you with a CNA, home health aide or companion to stay at the bedside, so your loved one isn’t alone and you can get some rest. When it’s time to come home, the transition is easier with a familiar face.

Every family’s situation is different. Call us at (941) 248-3816 to talk through what your loved one needs and which service fits.

Where We Place Nurses

Partnering in Care across every healthcare setting in Southwest Florida

Ready to discuss coverage?

Schedule a 15-minute Service Coordination Discussion to talk through what your situation calls for.

Schedule a Service Coordination Call