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Photo of The Preserve at Clearwater
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[name removed] health declined quickly. She was unable to there very long. They were not able to start therapy and wound care as quickly as stated. Care staff seemed frustrated with her level of care but...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Preserve at Clearwater is an assisted living and memory care community in beautiful Clearwater, Florida, (on the border of Dunedin, Florida) located in Pinellas County. The property includes a large pond that boasts a nature preserve, gorgeous gardens, and large, comforting oak trees. Minutes...
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I have not had any interaction with the staff. As far as food, I know my mom has gone to when they do the soup night. And you bring your own mug or bowl. I do know that they have a food pantry to help with...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
In its picturesque splendor, The Landings of St. Andrew is a premier carefree and affordable housing lifestyle for residents 62+ with 900 sf 2 bedroom apartments as low as $660/mo. Located near the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, The Landings offers options that enhance and heighten independent senior...
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My 97 year old mother-in-law passed away in [name removed]. She was a resident of Cinnamon Cove for about 2 years. It was the perfect home for her because it is a home. She was always treated with respect...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Cinnamon Cove is a small facility located in historic downtown New Port Richey, FL just a couple of blocks from the River and Sims Park. Our staff is well educated, compassionate, ethical and caring. Every resident is treated with dignity and great attention is paid to their every need.Our...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
At Angels Senior Living of New Port Richey, we strive for excellence in everything we do. Our mission is to provide the best environment for your loved one not only to live, but to flourish. Our care aides at Angels Senior Living of New Port Richey provide assistance with activities of daily...
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My family and loved one had a wonderful experience with Suncoast Retreat. They didn't require any kind of fees or deposits for our loved one to move in. Suncoast was willing to work with my pay schedule to...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Suncoast Retreat is a single story, 58 bed facility with an ECC (Extended Congregate Care) license as well as a LMH (Limited Mental Health) license. Both of these additions to the standard license mean more staff training and greater flexibility as to the variety of resident needs that can be...
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The administrative staff are outstanding. Head Nurse is fantastic! Exec Dir; Intake Coord and Fin Analyst all Off the Chart!! Food was so so.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The assisted living community of Village of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida offers care and companionship for elderly residents who want to still have a certain degree of freedom and independence while getting help with day to day activities when needed. There are many options available for...
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Leadership Staff turned over within one month of being there. It's caused some problems with communication. Additionally, billing has been challenging as the corporate office and the Tarpon Springs office...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Full Lives, Full HeartsSeniors shouldn’t have to give up their quality of life just because they need a little extra help. That’s where our Tarpon Springs community comes in, providing a huge range of activities, each of which is designed to put some life back in your senior living. Visit,...
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What we like the most about the community is that they are an excellent placement and very affordable. The staff are very caring, the community is very clean and a short waitlist is any. I would highly...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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The Waverly just celebrated its one-year anniversary. It is a beautiful facility with caring staff, good food, and lots of bright airy rooms and balconies for residents and families use. The caregivers are...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At The Waverly Assisted Living and Memory Care we invite you to explore thoughtfully designed Assisted Living and Memory Care residences tailored just for you.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I have lived here for 10 years and I think this place is great. The staff are very knowledgeable about how to help you and make everything easy. The maintenance staff are very helpful, knowledgeable and...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Bayou Gardens
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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We like the care at this community. The staff is nice, but the management needs to reply to calls. The food is good and she is happy with the meals and the variety. They offer her to do activities and she is...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Lani Kai Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My aunt is at this facility and we have seen the transformation since the new owners took over. The updates they’ve done are beautiful. The house is clean and so cozy. But the most important thing is the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Countryside Haven is a senior care facility in sunny Palm Harbor, Fla., near St. Petersburg and a short distance from the Gulf of Mexico. They are an assisted living community providing care to residents in their daily tasks. The staff includes owner/ operators Dr. Carin and Manny Pe. Carin Pe, a...
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My mother lived here the last year of her life. Such an amazing experience for her and our family. Kathryn and Natalie care so much about each resident. A family atmosphere filled with love.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Curlew Care of Clearwater is an assisted living community in the gorgeous town of Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. The serene community is situated near the gulf where the refreshing breezes hit the air on a regular basis. Clearwater is a great place to live and due to its activities and...
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Chateau Palms surpassed anything we could have ever expected. We were so impressed on our initial tour, we saw grown men talking around, talking, and joking with all the other residents. It has such a...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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We have been very pleased with the care of our sister in Allure of Palm Harbor. The new owners managed the transition smoothly and effectively - much effort was done to assign qualified facility management...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nestled among the suburbs of Palm Harbor/Dunedin, we are a lovely Mediterranean-style mansion that gives the feel of a luxurious bed and breakfast. Allure of Palm Harbor sits back off the road, providing safety and a beautifully crafted landscape with heavily treed grounds where residents can sit...
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Cost of independent living in East Lake, FL

The average cost of senior living in East Lake is $3,507 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Belleair Bluffs, FL with an average of $3,439 per month.

Independent living costs in East Lake, FL, vs. nearby cities

East Lake, FL
$3,507/mo
$3,555/mo

Independent living costs in East Lake, FL, vs. state and national averages

East Lake, FL
$3,507/mo
$3,981/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in East Lake, FL, vs. other senior living options

$3,914/mo
Independent Living
$3,507/mo

Independent living costs in East Lake, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,442/mo
Studio
$4,029/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,148/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,847/mo

Senior living costs in East Lake vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: East Lake, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeEast Lake, FLFloridaU.S.
Independent Living$3,507/mo$3,981/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,590/mo$3,893/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$3,914/mo$4,276/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
East Lake, FL:$3,507/mo
Florida:$3,981/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
East Lake, FL:$3,590/mo
Florida:$3,893/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
East Lake, FL:$3,914/mo
Florida:$4,276/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in East Lake, FL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in East Lake and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in East Lake, FL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in East Lake have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
East Lake, FL$3,851/mo$3,339/mo+15.3%
Florida$3,401/mo$3,250/mo+4.7%
National$3,246/mo$3,151/mo+3.0%
East Lake, FL
2024 average cost:$3,851/mo
2023 average cost:$3,339/mo
Percent change:+15.3%
Florida
2024 average cost:$3,401/mo
2023 average cost:$3,250/mo
Percent change:+4.7%
National
2024 average cost:$3,246/mo
2023 average cost:$3,151/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in East Lake

Recent reviews for independent living in East Lake

Brookdale New Port Richey

5.0
exceptionally clean with a concerned staff

Angels Senior Living at South Tampa

5.0
My mother has been a resident at Angels Senior living in South Tampa since September 2016. During that time she has received the finest loving care I could ever have imagined. I am here nearly every day and have been grateful for so many gestures of attention that went beyond merely "doing ...
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Lake Seminole Square, a CCRC

4.8
The layout of the community is attractive. The food is excellent. Activities are available. Room sizes are adequate. Outdoor space is very good. We have had a positive experience here are Lake Seminole Square.

East Lake independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in East Lake independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in East Lake, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in East Lake independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of East Lake partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
East Lake, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22.9%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.1%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
28.9%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
27.7%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in East Lake independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of East Lake communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
East Lake, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
22.9%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
28.9%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
26.5%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.5%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in East Lake independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in East Lake offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
East Lake, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
31.3%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.7%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.7%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
34.9%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.9%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
41%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.5%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.5%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.1%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.7%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
32.5%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
26.5%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.7%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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47%
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Coral Oaks, Grand Villa of New Port Richey and Sunflower Springs - Trinity are the top-rated independent living facilities near East Lake, Florida. See full list of communities.
There are 101 independent living facilities near East Lake, Florida. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in East Lake, Florida are Coral Oaks, The Meridian at Brandon and Grand Villa of New Port Richey. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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