Cypress Cove Events
January 30, 2018

Cypress Cove Scholarship Program Receives $30,000 Gift

Officials at the Fort Myers Life Plan Community of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida announced receipt recently of a $30,000 endowed gift to support its budding staff scholarship program. Community Philanthropy Specialist Allen Abbott says that the generous donation from Cypress Cove resident Bill Nichols “guarantees that the seven-month old scholarship program will have a […]
January 18, 2018

Cypress Cove Out and About

December 14, 2017

Cypress Cove Donates More Than 500 Toys

Over 500 toys, given by residents and staff of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, were gifted Thursday to the Heights Center and Gladiolus Learning and Development Center for their annual toy drive.  The gifting of the toys occurred during a brief ceremony on Cypress Cove’s life plan community. The toy drive and gifting program has […]
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 […]
July 17, 2017

Memory Care Takes Resident Projects Public

Daily activities for residents of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida’s national award-winning community – The Cottage – are going well beyond its walls and the traditional pastimes offered by facilities who care for those with dementia. Program Manager of The Cottage – Carleigh Racinski – recently has guided two resident projects: one benefitting nearby Golisano […]
June 14, 2017

Coupons for Troops

Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, working jointly with neighboring Lexington Country Club community, has sent more than $300,000 in coupons to overseas military and their families through the Daytona Beach-based Troopons program. Program participation by Cypress Cove began in 2015 when the activities coordinator at the community’s skilled living facility incorporated the coupon clipping program […]
December 16, 2015
2015 Toy Drive

Cypress Cove Supports Toy Drive

Over 700 toys, given by residents and staff of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, were gifted Tuesday to the annual Heights Center and Gladiolus Learning and Development Center toy drive during a brief ceremony on the South Fort Myers life planned community’s campus. Cypress Cove is an annual partner with toy drive organizers’ The Heights […]
December 1, 2015
Harry Schumacher

Cypress Cove Man Recalls Senior Friendship Center Start

For 21 years, Harry Schumacher served as an educator and administrator in the Belleville and East St. Louis (IL) school system.  He was a beloved and well-known figure in a troubled community. So, it came as no surprise in 1967 that during a tumultuous time in American history that riots erupted in the East St. […]
August 11, 2015
Pain Management Program

Cypress Cove Reaps Benefits from Pain Management Program

Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida’s skilled nursing facility – The Lodge – reports it has developed a self-management pain program that has resulted in a 79 percent reduction of moderate to severe pain experiences reported by residents or patients recovering from injuries and postoperative procedures. Revisions to their pain management program, which now empowers pain […]