Functional Pathways Selected as Contract Therapy Partner for Shell Point Retirement Community
Innovative Collaboration Enhances Resident Care at Country’s Largest Single-site Life Plan Community
KNOXVILLE, Tenn – October 1, 2025
Functional Pathways, one of the nation’s leading and fastest-growing contract therapy companies, is excited to announce a new partnership with Shell Point Retirement Community (“Shell Point”) effective October 1, 2025. Located in Fort Meyers, Florida, Shell Point is the largest single-site Life Plan Community in the country, offering its 2,500 residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and therapy and rehabilitation.
“We recognize the critical role therapy and wellness play in ensuring our residents thrive, so we conducted a thorough review of contract therapy partners, said Brian Sykes, SVP of Healthcare, Shell Point. “Functional Pathways’ approach to resident care aligns perfectly with our holistic approach to healthcare, supporting the mind, body, and spirit across the continuum of care.”
Functional Pathways initiated physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/language therapy for Shell Point’s assisted living and skilled nursing facilities on October 1, 2025. In addition to serving the assisted living and skilled residents, Functional Pathways will also support the community’s vast independent living population by offering a variety of wellness programs and educational opportunities. The company is also partnering with Shell Point’s Home Health and community-wide wellness teams to provide support in those care settings.
“This partnership is a demonstration of our scalable model, offering a tailored approach for contract therapy to single-site or multiple-site life plan communities of all sizes,” said Brad Carter, Executive Vice President, Functional Pathways. “With more than 85 percent of our customer base in the not-for-profit sector, we are proud to launch this partnership with Shell Point to support their mission to deliver spiritual, social, recreational, and physical programs designed to enhance the independence and dignity of its residents.”
About Shell Point Retirement Community
Located along Southwest Florida’s Caloosahatchee River and minutes from Sanibel and Captiva Islands is Shell Point Retirement Community. Home to 2,500 residents, Shell Point is the country’s largest, not-for-profit, single-site life plan community, offering independent and assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing services. Shell Point provides residents exceptional care with a world-class health center, activities, and resort amenities, including championship golf, a marina, art and fitness centers, restaurants, pickleball courts, gardening spaces, a dog park, and miles of bike paths and waterfront trails. Learn why Ideal Living lists Shell Point among the “100 Best Places to Live” by visiting ShellPoint.org.
About Functional Pathways
Celebrating 30 years of service, Functional Pathways is a therapist-founded, -owned, and -led company continually reinventing the therapy market. Spanning the full continuum of care, the company provides its hospital rehab and contract therapy clients with enhanced operational efficiencies, improved patient outcomes, and optimized revenue streams that position them as a leader in their market. Across more than 230 sites of care nationwide, Functional Pathways continues to make a difference in every life they touch. For more information, visit https://fprehab.com.
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