Cypress Cove Events
December 5, 2017

Caps for Kids Surpasses 18,000 Milestone

Imagine a 7-year-old facing first-time surgery and waiting to be called at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Even though Mom is there, he’s scared and his stomach is churning, afraid the operation will hurt, afraid of having to go it alone. Then the nurses bring out a hatbox filled with colorful cloth caps. The fabrics are printed […]
November 6, 2017

Cypress Cove Awards Scholarships to Employees

Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida recently awarded $24,000 in scholarship assistance to 12 of the South Fort Myers life plan community’s qualifying college student employees. The awards are the first presented by Cypress Cove’s newly formed staff scholarship program. “Funding for the program,” explained Resident Services Director Mary Franklin, “is the result of generous donations […]
October 25, 2017

Douglas Dodson, Jr. Named Home Health Administrator

Douglas Dodson, Jr. has been appointed administrator of home health for Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida. Dodson comes to the 48-acre South Fort Myers life plan community with experience in the field of healthcare. For the past several months, he has been assisting Cypress Cove in its strategic planning and compliance project efforts, including interim […]
August 31, 2017

New Villas Groundbreaking Ceremony

Construction on a multi-million dollar, 14-villas expansion project for Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida officially began Thursday with executives from the Life Plan Community joining contractor Chris-Tel Construction in a groundbreaking ceremony. The additional two and three bedroom villas, scheduled for completion in the summer of 2018, will increase Cypress Cove’s Villas home neighborhood to […]
August 9, 2017

Cypress Cove Villas Expansion Project Soon to Begin

Construction of a 14-villa homes expansion project is scheduled to begin this month at the 48-acre South Fort Myers Life Plan Community of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida. The two and three bedroom Villas addition, explains Cypress Cove Executive Director Michele Wasserlauf, will increase the community’s Villas home neighborhood to 44. Located on the southwest […]
August 9, 2017

Congressman Rooney Tours Cypress Cove

Congressman Francis Rooney (R-19) toured Tuesday afternoon the 48-acre campus of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida and then completed his visit by meeting with the organization to discuss their positions on several legislative items of interest to the Life Plan Community. Rep. Rooney visited Cypress Cove’s memory care assisted living facility, The Cottage, which recently […]
July 31, 2017

State Association Names Kevin Mannix as Employee of the Year

Kevin Mannix, Director of Dining Services at Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida has been named The Employee of the Year by LeadingAge Florida. The Award, given by Florida’s 400-membership senior care and service community organization, was recently awarded to Mannix at the association’s convention in Orlando. Mannix, who has served since 2006 as Director of […]
July 28, 2017

The Lodge at Cypress Cove Earns Five-Star Rating

The Lodge at Cypress Cove, one of Southwest Florida’s premier skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, has earned the prestigious Five-Star Overall Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The rating for the 64-private apartment skilled-living facility is the second top rating received by the community since April when it received a […]
July 24, 2017

Cypress Cove’s Ammie Black to Speak at Orlando Conference

Ammie Black, a certified human resource management professional for the South Fort Myers life plan community of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, has been selected to present in Orlando this October at the annual user’s conference – Impact Nation – of Relias Learning. Black’s presentation, title Keeping the Talent You Have: Engaging Employees & Preparing […]