CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Lee County, Florida
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 20 nursing homes in Lee County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Lee County as urban.
In Florida, 512 of 694 nursing homes (73.8%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBASSADOR HEALTHCARE AT COLLEGE PARK | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Excelsior Care Group | 107 | 105387 |
| ASPIRE AT EVANS | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 106000 |
| AVIATA AT NORTH FORT MYERS | N Ft Myers | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105507 |
| AVIATA AT SANTA BARBARA | Cape Coral | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105588 |
| CEDARBROOK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 120 | 105723 |
| EAGLERIDGE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 120 | 106020 |
| FORT MYERS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Jonathan Bleier | 120 | 105427 |
| GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER SKILLED NURSING UNIT | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | 75 | 106122 | |
| GULF COAST VILLAGE | Cape Coral | Yes, urban county | Volunteers of America Senior Living | 85 | 105672 |
| HEALTHPARK CARE CENTER | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | 112 | 105779 | |
| LARSEN HEALTH CENTER | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | The Christian and Missionary Alliance | 180 | 105966 |
| LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SKILLED NURSING UNIT | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | 18 | 106113 | |
| LEHIGH ACRES HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER | Lehigh Acres | Yes, urban county | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 128 | 105522 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF ESTERO | Estero | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 155 | 106057 |
| LODGE AT CYPRESS COVE, THE | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | 64 | 106019 | |
| PAGE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Jonathan Bleier | 180 | 105864 |
| REHAB & HEALTHCARE CENTER OF CAPE CORAL | Cape Coral | Yes, urban county | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 118 | 105342 |
| RENAISSANCE AT THE TERRACES | Bonita Springs | Yes, urban county | Acts Retirement-Life Communities | 40 | 106104 |
| THE PRESERVE | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Volunteers of America Senior Living | 75 | 106137 |
| WINKLER COURT | Fort Myers | Yes, urban county | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 120 | 105882 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.