Future Florida State House speaker Representative Jose R. Olvia (R-Miami Lakes) toured Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida on Tuesday meeting with administrative and members of the Life Plan community’s board of directors to discuss their concerns and positions on several legislative items of interest.

Joining Olivia on his tour of Cypress Cove’s full complement of quality living options for its over 600 residents were local state representative Dane Eagle (R-Cape Coral) and representative Ray Wesley Rodriques (R-Fort Myers).

Oliva visited Cypress Cove nationally acclaimed and award-winning memory care assisted living community – The Cottage – and toured throughout the community’s independent facilities and amenities, its recently refurbished skilled nursing community of The Lodge and its new state-of-the art rehabilitation facility, The Mead Therapy Center.

Meeting with Olivia and local state representatives Eagle and Rodriques were Cypress Cove Executive Director Michele Wasserlauf, Lee FP, Inc. President Doug Dodson, Cypress Cove Board of Directors Chairman Charles Edwards and board of directors E. Bruce Strayhorn, Dan Adams, and Donna Miceli. CEO and President of Lee Health, Dr. Larry Antonucci, also joined the HealthPark Florida contingent in meeting with Oliva.

“We are extremely honored to have Representative Oliva take time from his busy schedule to stop and tour our campus,” said Wasserlauf. “I was quite impressed with his interest and understanding of the issues and concerns associated with continuing care retirement communities and we are hopeful that our discussions today strengthen the dialogue and understanding of health care issues facing Southwest Florida.”

Oliva has been selected by the State’s Republican leadership to become in November the State’s new House speaker, should the Republican Party continue to hold its majority position through the upcoming mid-term elections. He currently serves on the state’s powerful Joint Legislative Budget an Appropriations Commissions.

(Photo) State Representative Jose Oliva (R-Miami Lakes), who in November will assume the leadership role at Florida State House speaker, toured the Life Plan community of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida on Tuesday. Present for the tour and legislative discussion were (from left) Cypress Cove board of director Dan Adams, Board Chairman Charles Edwards, Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci, Lee FP, Inc. President Doug Dodson, Cypress Cove Executive Director Michele Wasserlauf, Representative Oliva, Cypress Cove board of director E. Bruce Strayhorn, State representatives Dane Eagle and Ray Wesley Rodriques. (Cypress Cove photo supplies.