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driving range, 2 salons and spas, 6 restaurants,
tennis, bocce, croquet, 5 pickleball courts, 4
Har-Tru tennis courts, 4 heated swimming pools,
Shell Point Retirement Community, a 700-acre, outdoor lounges, personal resident garden plots,
resort-style waterfront community, is the largest a butterfly garden and habitat, orchid house,
continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in multiple parks and nature preserves, an outdoor
Florida and the second-largest in the country with picnic pavilion and bandstand, dog park, water-
2,400 residents and more than 1,100 employees. front amphitheater overlooking a manatee-filled
Shell Point features six neighborhoods with unique lagoon, walking trails, bike paths, community
architectural styles and more than 50 floorplans to pontoon boat with beach trips and narrated nature
choose from including single-family homes. Shell tours, kayaking, and the LifeQuest Aquatic Center
Point’s active lifestyle includes a championship with lap lanes, recreational swimming, aqua-
18-hole golf course with an elegantly appointed aerobics pool and hot tub. Lifestyle is enhanced
clubhouse, free boat docks with deep-water ac- by continuing education programs, world-class
cess to the Gulf of Mexico, coastal-inspired restau- concert series, 7 libraries, a genealogy library
rants, charming outdoor cafes, a luxurious salon and resource center, art studio, photography
and spa, fitness centers with professional trainers, studio, pottery and craft studios, stain glass and
tennis and pickleball, and miles of scenic walking lapidary, stamp room, fully-equipped woodshop
and bike trails. Concerts and live performances and 70+ activity and volunteer groups including
are presented in the 1000-seat auditorium and painter’s guild, aviation club, classic car aficio-
educational opportunities are available through nados, quilters, model train room and more. Also
The Academy of Lifelong Learning. Residents includes campus transportation shuttle system
enjoy free cable TV and music channels, including and off-campus transportation services, two on-
four Shell Point-dedicated channels that provide site hurricane shelters, 24/7 security, automobile
entertaining and informational programming cre- service center, 3 concierge service desks, plus
ated in Shell Point’s own SPTV Studio, as well as professional housekeeping, maintenance and
the monthly lifestyle magazine, Shell Point Life. landscaping staff. Faith-based nonprofit.
Shell Point provides independent retirement living, Shell Point is located along the Caloosahatchee
assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, River in Fort Myers, Florida just 2 miles before the
home health, respite care and hospice. The Shell islands of Sanibel and Captiva. Call for additional
Point Health System includes an on-site team of information, (239) 466-1131 or 1-800-780-1131,
healthcare professionals including five primary or visit our website at www.shellpoint.org.
care physicians, nurse practitioners, multiple
specialty physicians, two state-of-the-art medical
centers with lab and x-ray services, a full-service
pharmacy and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation
center. With the peace of mind that comes from
guaranteed lifecare, residents live worry-free
knowing their needs will be taken care of right at
home. Founded in 1968, Shell Point is a nonprofit,
faith-based ministry of The Christian and
Missionary Alliance.
Amenities: Nearly every form of recreation
imaginable is available to residents of Shell
Point including a 35,000-square-foot clubhouse,
18-hole championship golf course, 300-yard