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The cozy Florida community of New Port Richey regales residents with its offering of culture, history
and scenic charm so beautifully supported by the Gulf of Mexico and a tributary in the Pithlachascot-
tee River. In accounting of New Port Richey’s origin, Historian Elroy Avery notes the legendary Spanish
explorers and native tribes once affiliated with the area, but credits the town’s development to a man
who arrived from the East Coast in 1911. Avery claims his characteristic “foresight and Yankee opti-
mism” helped design the community’s layout, and writes “only a born pioneer could have conceived
the thriving little town of ten years later.” With such in mind, it demands note that New Port Richey
is also home to a respected assisted living and memory care facility equally inspired from a blend of
foresight and Yankee optimism. Known as Summit at New Port Richey, the facility is a by-product of a
thriving health system conceived by pioneering professionals in senior care services.
New Port Richey offers quaint and quiet
contrast to its neighbouring city of Tampa,
but with community festivals, nature out-
ings, shops, restaurants and recreational pur-
suits, there is still plenty to do, which all helps
drive its popularity among retirees longing
to embrace a lifestyle uniquely nuanced as
Florida. As a respected assisted-living and
memory-care facility, Summit at New Port
Richey provides exceptional short-term and
long-term residential care. They are a leader
in the elder care industry and have earned a
reputation for comprehensive and respon-
sive service.
Summit at New Port Richey is owned
by the Premier Senior Living Group, LLC,
which was founded in 2006 after opening
their first location inNewYork. Co-founder