A mental health facility that provided behavioral services to Cape Coral residents will not reopen after being closed since Hurricane Ian, impacting approximately 900 patients who now must travel to Fort Myers for in-person care.
The City of Cape Coral terminated SalusCare’s lease effective May 1, 2025, citing contractual violations including late rent payments, failure to maintain operating hours, and failure to provide a liability insurance policy.
Watch Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price explain the move to Fort Myers:
Cape Coral mental health facility lease ended; hundreds of patients seek help.
“Taking care of people, caring about people, is in my blood. It’s what I am passionate about,” said Stacey Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of SalusCare…