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Gulf Coast Village

Nursing home in Cape Coral, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSpecial Focus Facility (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1333 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
Phone
(239) 772-1333
Listed under
Nonprofit, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
105672
Overall star rating
Not rated by CMS
Certified beds
85
Average residents per day
89
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Gulf Care, INC.
Chain
Volunteers of America Senior Living (6 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Aug 28, 1989
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 105672. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 7, 2026. CMS lists 21 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 2, 2024 to May 26, 2026): 6 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS has placed this facility in its Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes with a persistent record of serious inspection problems; it gets more frequent inspections.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 26, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 7, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 7, 2026Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 20, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 20, 2025Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 20, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 20, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 20, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 20, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 20, 2025Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 20, 2025Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 20, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 21. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 3 fines totalling $37,092 in the last three years.

Nov 20, 2025Fine: $19,920
Apr 2, 2024Fine: $8,586
Apr 2, 2024Fine: $8,586

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.93 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.20 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.98 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.58 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
54%
RN turnover (yearly)
56%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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