The Preserve: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Preserve is a 75-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fort Myers, Florida, part of Volunteers of America Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 33.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
The Preserve
14750 Hope Center LoopFort Myers, FL 33912
Lee County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At The Preserve, nurse aides logged 2.70 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Florida average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 190 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.70 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.08 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.65 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
33.8% of nursing staff at The Preserve left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The Preserve holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About The Preserve
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Volunteers of America Senior Living, 6 homes
- Legal name: Voa Lee County Health Care Facility, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 9, 2020
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Preserve
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit Fort Myers | 2.3 | 75 | 2.79 | 5.82 | 19.3% | 5 | $14,521 |
| Eagleridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Myers · abuse citation | 2.5 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.49 | 50.9% | 3 | $63,886 |
| Ambassador Healthcare at College Park Fort Myers | 4.4 | 107 | 2.17 | 3.57 | 40.8% | 1 | $96,105 |
| Fort Myers Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Fort Myers | 4.8 | 120 | 2.60 | 4.22 | 25.4% | 2 | None |
| Healthpark Care Center Fort Myers | 5.0 | 112 | 2.76 | 5.69 | 14.9% | 5 | None |
| The Lodge at Cypress Cove Fort Myers | 5.2 | 64 | 3.29 | 5.72 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Estero Estero | 6.2 | 155 | 2.31 | 3.84 | 20.0% | 5 | $8,034 |
| Page Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Fort Myers | 6.3 | 180 | 2.51 | 4.14 | 25.7% | 2 | $179,790 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.