Senior living communities in Punta Gorda, Florida
Compare 12 licensed communities in Punta Gorda — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Palms Of Punta Gorda250 Bal Harbor Boulevard | 5.2 | 4.864 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Meridian in Punta Gorda2001 Aqui Esta Drive | 5.2 | 5.01 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Simone Williams2511 Luther Road Apartment 417 | 5.0 | 5.01 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Alder Terrace Adult Care Center26563 Sandhill Blvd | 4.7 | 4.78 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Sandhill Gardens Retirement Residence24949 Sandhill Boulevard | 4.6 | 4.014 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Life Care Center450 Shreve St | 4.3 | 4.32 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Kimberly Place26315 Northern Cross Road | 3.6 | 3.66 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| The Courtyard Assisted Living26455 Rampart Blvd | 3.0 | 2.614 reviews | Punta Gorda | |
| Rio Villa Lakes24802 Rio Villa Lakes Circle | 0.7 | — | Punta | |
| Tuscany Isles8951 Tuscany Isles Drive | 0.6 | — | Punta Gorda | |
| Right at Home Punta Gorda525 E Olympia Ave | 0.5 | — | Punta Gorda | |
| A Better Solution of Punta Gorda, FL265 E Marion Ave #117c | 0.5 | — | Punta Gorda |
Senior living in Punta Gorda, at a glance
Punta Gorda has 12 residential senior living communities listed with us in Charlotte County, part of Florida's Gulf Coast region: 4 offering assisted living, 7 offering memory care, 5 offering independent living, 1 offering skilled nursing. Many campuses offer several care levels, so a resident can move between them without leaving the people and places they know.
Because Florida has seen active ownership turnover in the recent M&A wave, we track each community's current record — so what you see reflects who runs it today, not two owners ago. Every scored community below carries a CARES score built from care, dining, social life, amenities, and facilities. For budgeting, Florida's statewide median for assisted living is about $5,610/month (Genworth); exact pricing in Punta Gorda depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Punta Gorda senior living
How many senior living communities are in Punta Gorda, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 12 residential senior living communities in Punta Gorda (Charlotte County) — 4 offering assisted living, 7 offering memory care, 5 offering independent living, 1 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Punta Gorda?
Community-specific pricing varies with care level and apartment, so we don't guess at it — ask CARA or the community for a current quote. As a statewide baseline, Florida's median assisted living cost is about $5,610/month, and a semi-private nursing home room runs about $10,342/month (Genworth Cost of Care data).
What's the difference between assisted living and memory care?
Assisted living helps with daily tasks — bathing, dressing, medication — while residents stay largely independent. Memory care is a secured setting with staff trained specifically for Alzheimer's and dementia, higher supervision, and programming built around cognitive decline. Many communities offer both, so a resident can move between them without changing campuses.
How are Punta Gorda communities scored?
Every scored community gets an independent 0–10 CARES score built from five dimensions — care, dining, social life, amenities, and facilities — computed from each community's published information and aggregated public reviews, the same consistent way for every community. No community pays us, so no score is ever for sale. (See exactly how it works on our CARES methodology page.)