Sarasota Senior AdvisorNorth Port is the largest city in Sarasota County by population, about 96,551 in the 2025 estimates, up from 75,009 in 2020, one of the fastest-growing cities in Florida. It spreads over a large grid of mostly single-family lots between US 41 and I-75.
Licensed senior care has not kept pace with that growth: there are only a handful of assisted living facilities and one nursing home. Many North Port families compare local options with Venice, Englewood and Port Charlotte in Charlotte County, and Sarasota Memorial runs a freestanding emergency department in North Port.
How much licensed senior care is in North Port, Florida?
North Port had about 96,551 residents in Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2025, and AHCA lists 5 licensed assisted living facilities, 1 nursing home and 1 home health or hospice office with North Port addresses.
| Available in North Port | Not available in North Port | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (AHCA records) | Assisted living facilities: 5, Nursing homes: 1, Home health agencies: 1 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Hospices, Adult day care centers, Adult family care homes |
| ALFs listing memory care | 2 | — |
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in North Port?
AHCA lists 5 licensed assisted living facilities in North Port with 381 beds, 2 listing memory care and 2 holding a specialty license; the largest is Discovery Commons South Biscayne with 147 beds.
| Facility | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey | AHCA fines on profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Commons South Biscayne 6235 Hoffman St, 34287 | Standard + ECC | 147 | 10/28/2025 | 4 | $4,000 |
| The Gallery at North Port 1322 N Main St, 34286 | Standard only | 108 | 03/11/2025 | 0 | $0 |
| The Gardens of North Port 4900 S Sumter Blvd, 34287 | Standard only | 70 | 02/29/2024 | 0 | $0 |
| North Port Retirement Center 4950 Pocatella Ave, 34287 | Standard only | 50 | 04/10/2025 | 3 | $5,475 |
| Faithful Friends of Northport LLC 3727 Wenona Dr, 34288 | Standard + LMH | 6 | Not posted | — | $0 |
1 ECC, 1 LMH specialty licenses appear among them.
What nursing homes are in North Port, and how does CMS rate them?
1 licensed nursing home is in North Port, with 120 licensed beds; 0 of the 1 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Licensed beds | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Port Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 6940 Outreach Way, 34287 | 3 of 5 | 120 | July 18, 2024 | 10 |
Which home health agencies and hospices have offices in North Port?
1 licensed home health agency and 0 licensed hospices list an office in North Port; agencies usually serve clients well beyond their office ZIP code.
- Classique Concierge Home Healthcare LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299996052
Have any North Port facilities been fined by AHCA?
Yes: AHCA profiles show fines on file for 3 licensed facilities in North Port, the most recent initiated December 22, 2024 against North Port Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
Each facility's page lists every sanction with its date and amount. An old fine is not the same as a current problem; ask what changed.
Which hospitals are closest to North Port?
Measured from the center of North Port's licensed facilities, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's hospital data are AdventHealth Port Charlotte (about 8.0 miles) and HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital (about 8.0 miles).
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital is about 9.9 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Who helps older adults and caregivers in North Port?
North Port is in Sarasota County, whose Aging and Disability Resource Center is Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida (toll-free 1-866-413-5337); it screens for Medicaid long-term care and connects families with meals, respite and in-home services.
Licensing complaints go to AHCA at 1-888-419-3456, suspected abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873, and facility residents can get help from the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at 1-888-831-0404.
