The Preserve in south Fort Myers and Gulf Coast Village in Cape Coral are offering outpatient clinics to treat Southwest Florida seniors needing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services to maximize their wellness. Both organizations are sponsored by Volunteers of America National Services, a nonprofit, mission-based organization dedicated to helping those in need, [...]
Senior Choice at Home will host two “Dine and Discover” luncheons in September. These events provide seniors and their families with the opportunity to learn more about continuing care options that work for them and their healthcare needs, as well as a complimentary meal to enjoy during each session. The luncheons will take place at [...]
Gulf Coast Village, a continuing care retirement community in Southwest Florida, is hosting two informational sessions in September. At these events, seniors and their families will be able to discover Gulf Coast Village and its offerings as they navigate their search for the senior living community that is right for them. The events will take [...]
The Preserve, a skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care community in Fort Myers, has promoted Sarah Richard, MHA, LNHA, to assistant administrator. In this role, Richard’s responsibilities include oversight of planning, organization, operations and management, financial resources, human resources and leadership. A primary function is helping lead day-to-day operations of The Preserve’s Care Center [...]
The Preserve and Hodges University have announced a corporate education partnership that will allow for The Preserve to recruit through the university, offer internship opportunities and serve the university and its students in a variety of additional ways including guest lectures and job shadowing. Recruiting and retaining high-caliber talent are significant challenges faced by employers. [...]
The Preserve, a skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care community, hosted the Mariners High School JROTC team for a Fourth of July celebration for its residents. The Fourth of July ceremony included a Color Guard presentation of the Colors, The National Anthem, remarks from the cadets and a flag-folding ceremony followed by a performance [...]
The Preserve, a skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care community, has earned a 5-star rating by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Skilled Nursing Campus. The rating, from a possible low of 1 to 5, is based on a combination of results and data from three important sources: health inspections, staffing [...]
Volunteers of America National Services has named Greg Anderson to the role of executive director at Gulf Coast Village responsible for overseeing the operations of the nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Cape Coral. Bringing more than 20 years of experience in senior living, Anderson previously served in several leadership positions around the Minneapolis–Saint Paul [...]
Gulf Coast Village is pleased to announce the hiring of seasoned professional chef Xavier Duclos to the role of executive chef for the senior living community in Cape Coral. As executive chef, Duclos is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of dining services at Gulf Coast Village. Duclos brings more than 30 years of culinary [...]
Ryan Keller, NHA, has been named the new Executive Director for The Preserve, a skilled nursing and assisted living community in Fort Myers. Keller is transferring from within the Volunteers of America organization after serving as the Associate Executive Director for Homestead at Anoka in Minnesota since 2012. With his nine years of senior living [...]
Senior Choice at Home members joined Gulf Coast Village residents in receiving their first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Through a partnership with Walgreens, Volunteers of America – sponsors of Gulf Coast Village and Senior Choice at Home – was able to secure vaccines at no cost to residents and members. Each person [...]
Jennifer Cason, human resources business partner at Gulf Coast Village, has earned a Healthcare Hero Award from Volunteers of America, which sponsors Gulf Coast Village and senior living communities around the country. The Healthcare Hero Award recognizes employees who consistently demonstrate an ability and willingness to work positively, respectfully and effectively with others. Honorees must [...]
Volunteers of America, the non-profit parent organization of Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village, has opened The Preserve, a three-story, 118,000-square-foot skilled nursing and assisted living community at the new Hope Preserve Campus in south Fort Myers. Located at 14750 Hope Center Loop, at the corner of Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Plantation Road, The Preserve [...]
Volunteers of America, the non-profit parent organization of Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village, is now accepting reservations and offering signup incentives at The Colonnade of Estero, a brand-new senior retirement community and the first full-service, Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Estero. Choose from more than a dozen spacious apartment home floor plans in the [...]
Kevin Ahmadi has been named Nonprofit Executive of the Year through the Cape Coral Community Foundation’s Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly (ENPY) awards program. Ahmadi is area director of operations for Volunteers of America, a national nonprofit, faith-based organization with a growing presence in Southwest Florida. In his role, Ahmadi oversees Gulf Coast Village, Cape [...]
Great Place to Work Institute has honored Gulf Coast Village and its parent organization, Volunteers of America National Services, with certification as a “Great Place to Work.” Gulf Coast Village, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019, is the premier Continuing Care Retirement Community in Cape Coral and offers a range of residential options, [...]
Forty Southwest Florida teenagers spent a portion of their summer break volunteering at Gulf Coast Village in Cape Coral, offering a valuable helping hand to staff while forming intergenerational friendships with residents. Collectively, the high school students tallied more than 1,000 volunteer hours in Gulf Coast Village’s Life Enrichment activities program, helping lead interactive, enjoyable [...]
Volunteers of America, the non-profit parent organization of Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village, has broken ground on The Preserve, a new state-of-the-art skilled nursing and assisted living community in Fort Myers. The Preserve addresses Lee County’s growing need for skilled nursing, transitional care and assisted living in southwest Florida, and offers 75 private rooms to [...]
Gulf Coast Village hosted a ribbon-cutting expansion celebration to officially open Palmview, a new assisted living and memory support residence in Cape Coral. Local dignitaries, business and health care professionals joined Gulf Coast Village employees and Volunteers of America leaders during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 11. Palmview is part of the Gulf Coast Village [...]
Gulf Coast Village’s Pastor Tom Hafer begins six-month journey for faith, fitness Pastor Tom Hafer, director of spiritual services for Gulf Coast Village in Cape Coral and ordained minister with Volunteers of America (VOA), will begin a 2,190-mile journey along the Appalachian Trail, beginning April 24 at Springer Mountain in Georgia and concluding October 15 at [...]
The Gulf Coast Village Foundation, with the help of Gulf Coast Village residents and employees and community supporters, has raised more than $3,400 to support the Village of Hope mission trip to Haiti. Village of Hope is a Christian fundraising organization committed to supporting programs and ministries that promote excellence in education, spiritual growth and [...]
Gulf Coast Village, a continuing care retirement community in Cape Coral, invites the public to join a day of fun and fitness at its Eighth Annual Wellness Expo on Wednesday, March 30 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Gulf Coast Village Auditorium. The theme of this year’s event is a “Zumba – Move to [...]
Gulf Coast Village has welcomed Jill Waruszewski as the new administrator for home care services for the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Cape Coral. With 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Waruszewski will now oversee all areas related to private duty Home Care by Gulf Coast Village. These services include personalized in-home [...]
Gulf Coast Village has promoted Kimberly Roth, R.N. to assistant director of nursing for its Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Cape Coral. Roth brings more than 19 years of experience working in the field of post-acute healthcare and possesses extensive knowledge in the Minimum Data Set (MDS) process as well as Quality Improvement and [...]
Gulf Coast Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Cape Coral, and its sponsoring organization, Volunteers of America, have welcomed Bob Inkenbrandt to his new role as minister for the organizations. Inkenbrandt joined Gulf Coast Village as music director in 2012, became assistant minister to Rev. Tom Hafer in 2014 and was recently commissioned [...]
