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nity. Kaplan compares the facility to a “qual-
ity hotel that gives healthcare services, as op-
posed to an old, stale, institutional nursing
home.”
“That’s the way we approach it and
that’s the way we treat our residents,” he says.
“Independence is a really big thing. You can
do what you want, when you want and eat
what you want. If you want go out, go out, or
if you want to stay in and enjoy the activities
in the community, you can do that too.”
From concerts, holiday celebrations
and parties to trips to local restaurants and
Nintendo Wii bowling tournaments – resi-
dents of The Summit at New Port Richey are
constantly stimulated with activities of their
choosing. “If we have ten activities a day and
you want to do all ten – you can do them,”
Kaplan says. “If you want to do zero, you
don’t have to do any. Everybody is treated as
an individual. This is their home.”
Residents are also offered a wide-range
of other living necessities and services in-
cluding assistance with bathing, dressing,
grooming, medication management, nutri-
tional management, transportation to doc-
tors, housekeeping, and laundry.
The Summit at New Port Richey is not