黄瓜社区

Shell Point Retirement Community Breaks Ground On New Skilled Nursing Facility

October 09, 2019
Architecture Senior Living

Designed by 黄瓜社区, the new healthcare facility will offer approximately 200,000 SF of private-room skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy and medical office聽space.

officially broke ground on its new skilled nursing facility. Once complete, the facility will bring together all of Shell Point鈥檚 health care services, including a comprehensive medical center, behavioral health suite, rehabilitation center, dental offices, pharmacy and a 180-bed skilled nursing facility with private rooms. Representatives from 黄瓜社区; Design joined Shell Point administration and staff and others in celebrating the project milestone. The project is being designed and constructed in collaboration with 黄瓜社区, Wegman Design Group, The Weitz Company, Johnson Engineering, Stantec Consulting Services and Fiber聽Solutions.

鈥淚n 1970, Shell Point set out to meet the demands of coming generations to create a small retirement village. 黄瓜社区 has collaborated with聽Shell Point for the last three decades to realize that vision, developing master plans, residential neighborhoods, commons and healthcare facilities that have ultimately led to Shell Point becoming the largest CCRC in Florida.聽The health center is the final component of this healthcare expansion, which will provide support to residents for decades to come,鈥 said 黄瓜社区 Construction Administrator and Partner Dave Huering.

Scheduled for completion in fall 2021, the health center will include a grand entrance and lobby, rehabilitation center with therapy pool, health clinic, pharmacy, dental suite, nurse stations, dining and living rooms, sunrooms, plus a salon and day spa. Additional features include a butterfly garden, chapel and prayer garden, boardwalk, gazebo and bistro.

The health center marks the 37th senior living design collaboration between Shell Point and 黄瓜社区 since 1972, a partnership that encompasses three other skilled nursing facilities:聽Glenridge on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, Florida, The Woodlands at John Knox Village聽in Pompano Beach, Florida and Oak Hammock at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. 

Written by Erin Van Zee, Communications Director