Cypress Cove Events
December 22, 2021

Staff Profile: Walter Raurau, 20+ Years of Service

Walter Raurau, maintenance technician II, enjoys a variety of tasks and helping people. He moved to Florida from New York in his early 20s and has grown his career at Cypress Cove for more than 20 years. He started in January 2000 in a part-time position in dining services. It didn’t take long for him […]
December 16, 2021

Resident Story: The Remarkable Rusty Brown

By Cypress Cove Resident Robert Runck Over the course of her life, Rusty Brown has forged two distinctly different careers, as a journalist/columnist/author, then as an actor/ playwright. She has been passionate about her body of work. “It’s been a great experience with no road not taken,” she quips. “I tried them all … loved […]
December 13, 2021

Cypress Cove Donates 500+ Gifts to Heights Center

FORT MYERS, Fla. (December 13, 2021) Cypress Cove residents and staff celebrated their 11th year of holiday support to The Heights Center’s annual holiday gift drive by donating more than 500 toys and gifts for children of the Harlem Heights community. The items were presented to representatives of The Heights Center last week and will […]
December 7, 2021
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Cypress Cove Promotes Key Positions From Within Company

FORT MYERS, Fla. (December 7, 2021) Cypress Cove is pleased to announce the promotions of Matt Lessig, skilled nursing facility administrator of The Lodge at Cypress Cove, and Tily Sayeh, administrator-in-training, for advancing to the next level of their careers at Cypress Cove.  Lessig’s new position will be associate executive director, where he will have […]
November 12, 2021

Veterans Day 2021 at Cypress Cove

The Cypress family enjoyed an amazing Veterans Day program on campus in Edison Hall. Dr. Douglas Renfroe, a nationally acclaimed bass-baritone, and pianist Susan Goldy provided a beautiful musical presentation of patriotic tunes. Attendees enjoyed reflections from both a resident veteran and staff veteran. The touching event concluded with everyone singing “God Bless America” and […]
November 10, 2021

Cypress Living Appoints Dee Donoho-Alemany to Lead IT Enterprise Applications

FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 10, 2021) Cypress Living is pleased to announce and welcome Dee Donoho-Alemany, LPN, to its growing team. Donoho-Alemany will join the organization as a new enterprise applications manager, with over 15 years of experience in clinical leadership.  Donoho-Alemany was awarded her licensed practical nursing degree in 2008 and is currently pursuing […]
November 2, 2021

Cypress Cove Welcomes Public Relations Manager

FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 2, 2021) Cypress Cove announces the addition of Jennifer Benton, APR, CPRC to its marketing department as public relations manager.  The accredited and certified public relations professional has a passion for storytelling and serving seniors. Her responsibilities will include managing media relations and other strategic communications for Cypress Cove while also […]
October 21, 2021

Cypress Cove Hosts ‘Walk from Home’ Kickoff Support for Alzheimer’s Association

(Fort Myers, FL – October 21, 2021) – More than 130 residents and team members walked at the Cypress Cove campus Wednesday in their “Walk from Home” kick-off event that served as a prelude to this Saturday’s Alzheimer’s Association annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Locally, the event hosted by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of […]
June 28, 2021
Cape Coral Independent Living: 6 Reasons to Garden

Cape Coral Independent Living: 6 Reasons to Garden

If you are currently living in a Cape Coral independent living community and need a healthy outdoor hobby, we have the perfect thing! Gardening. You may be wondering, how is gardening good for my health? Our team at Cypress Cove put together 6 reasons why they think gardening can be the perfect hobby for you. […]