Fort Myers Senior AdvisorCape Coral is the largest city in Southwest Florida, about 236,264 residents in the 2025 estimates against 194,004 in 2020, built on a grid of canals platted in the late 1950s and 1960s. Its neighborhoods are almost entirely single-family homes, and the Cape Coral and Midpoint Memorial bridges connect it across the Caloosahatchee to Fort Myers. Cape Coral Hospital, part of Lee Health, is on Del Prado Boulevard.
That housing stock explains the city's assisted living: dozens of small residential ALFs in converted houses, plus a handful of large communities near Santa Barbara Boulevard and Pine Island Road, and Gulf Coast Village, the city's one life plan community.
How much licensed senior care is in Cape Coral, Florida?
Cape Coral had about 236,264 residents in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, and AHCA lists 40 licensed assisted living facilities, 3 nursing homes and 22 home health or hospice offices with Cape Coral addresses.
| Found in Cape Coral | Not found in Cape Coral | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed at local addresses (AHCA) | Assisted living facilities: 40, Nursing homes: 3, Home health agencies: 22, Adult day care centers: 5, Adult family care homes: 3 | — |
| No local license of this type | — | Hospices |
| ALFs reporting memory care | 9 | — |
Where is senior care located within Cape Coral?
We split Cape Coral's mailing area into 3 parts by ZIP code; the table shows what AHCA licenses in each, and each area page lists every license there.
| Part of the city | ZIP codes | Licensed ALFs | ALF beds | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cape Coral: Cape Coral Parkway to the Yacht Club | 33904, 33914 | 9 | 322 | 1 |
| Central & East Cape Coral: Santa Barbara to Del Prado | 33990, 33991 | 18 | 695 | 2 |
| North Cape Coral: Pine Island Road and Burnt Store | 33909, 33993 | 13 | 235 | 0 |
Care types in Cape Coral
Assisted living in Cape Coral
By area →Memory care in Cape Coral
By area →Nursing homes in Cape Coral
By area →Home health & hospice in Cape Coral
By area →Which hospitals serve older adults in Cape Coral?
CMS's hospital list puts these acute-care hospitals closest to the middle of Cape Coral's licensed care: Cape Coral Hospital (about 1.4 miles, CMS hospital rating 3); Lee Memorial Hospital (about 5.3 miles, CMS hospital rating 5); Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health (about 10.5 miles, CMS hospital rating 4); HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital (about 25.3 miles, CMS hospital rating 2).
Most rehab and nursing home referrals in the county begin with a discharge from one of them.
Is there a life plan community in Cape Coral?
Yes: OIR's October 2025 map lists 1 continuing care retirement community with Cape Coral addresses: Gulf Coast Village.
Each profile shows its OIR status and the AHCA licenses on campus.
Which agency serves seniors in Cape Coral, FL?
Cape Coral is served by Lee County's Aging and Disability Resource Center, the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida (Elder Helpline 1-866-413-5337), which screens for Medicaid long-term care and state-funded services and connects families to meals, transportation and caregiver help.
Licensing complaints go to AHCA at 1-888-419-3456, suspected abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873, and residents of care facilities can get help from the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at 1-888-831-0404.
