Shell Point Retirement Community is Florida's largest non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community (Life Plan Community), spanning 700 coastal acres along the Caloosahatchee River and San Carlos Bay near the Sanibel Island Causeway in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. Operated since 1968 by The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc., the waterfront campus serves more than 2,500 older adults with independent living residences across multiple distinct neighborhoods, three on-campus licensed assisted living and memory care residences, an Audubon-certified 18-hole championship golf course, deep-water marinas, and the 219-bed Larsen Health Center skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
Official Verification Sources: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation CCRC Directory; AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Directory; Shell Point Retirement Community Official Website
Issuer: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Notes: Operated by The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Shell Point Retirement Community (Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# 712473, FEI 59-1166437) under an active Chapter 651, Florida Statutes Certificate of Authority.
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Notes: Operates The Springs at Shell Point under AHCA License #AL12163 (File #11968252, 175 beds with Extended Congregate Care and memory support) and King's Crown-Shell Point Village under AHCA License #AL6012.
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Notes: Larsen Health Center at Shell Point (13880 Shell Point Plaza, Fort Myers, FL 33908) provides 219 licensed skilled nursing and inpatient rehabilitation beds under AHCA License #1498095.
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What type of retirement community is Shell Point in Fort Myers?
Shell Point Retirement Community is Florida's largest non-profit Chapter 651 Continuing Care Retirement Community (Life Plan Community), operated by The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc. (Sunbiz Doc# 712473) and offering Type A Life Care contracts with guaranteed lifetime access to assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.
What Florida AHCA healthcare licenses does Shell Point maintain on its campus?
In addition to its FLOIR Chapter 651 CCRC Certificate of Authority, Shell Point operates The Springs at Shell Point (#AL12163, 175 beds with Extended Congregate Care), King's Crown Assisted Living (#AL6012), The Arbor Assisted Living, and the 219-bed Medicare-certified Larsen Health Center skilled nursing facility (#1498095).
Where is Shell Point Retirement Community located in Lee County?
Shell Point is located on a 700-acre waterfront campus at 15000 Shell Point Boulevard in south Fort Myers, Florida 33908, two miles east of the Sanibel Island Causeway along the Caloosahatchee River.
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