South Port Square is Charlotte County's flagship 40-acre Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC / Life Plan Community), located at 23023 Westchester Boulevard in Port Charlotte, Florida (ZIP 33980, just off Kings Highway and Harborview Road along the Peace River / Charlotte Harbor corridor). Regulated by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) under Florida Statutes Chapter 651 and operated by CCRC - South Port Square, LLC (Florida Sunbiz Doc# M14000003472, Active) under the national management of Life Care Services (An LCS Company), South Port Square is the only full-continuum Life Plan campus inside Charlotte County where older adults can transition seamlessly from resort-style independent living apartments and villas to on-site assisted living, secured memory care, and 24-hour skilled nursing and rehabilitation without leaving their community or Port Charlotte friends.
Independent living at South Port Square spans spacious one- and two-bedroom apartment residences across the Gables East and Gables West mid-rise buildings as well as private patio villas, paired with LifeCare® and flexible continuing care residency contracts that protect seniors against escalating future long-term care rates. Should health needs change, the campus features on-site Harbour Health Assisted Living and Memory Care (23013 / 23023 Westchester Blvd, operating under active Florida Agency for Health Care Administration [AHCA] Assisted Living Facility License #AL5075 for 135 licensed beds with 24-hour nursing oversight) alongside Harbour Health Center (23013 Westchester Blvd, operating under active AHCA Skilled Nursing Facility License #1504096 / AHCA File #80805 with 120 licensed skilled nursing beds, including 104 Medicare-certified rehabilitation beds). Campus amenities include multiple chef-driven dining venues and bistros, a heated outdoor swimming pool and sundeck, a state-of-the-art fitness and aquatic wellness center, pickleball and shuffleboard courts, a performing arts auditorium, woodworking and art studios, dog park, beauty salon, and scheduled medical transportation to ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte (2500 Harbor Blvd, 1.5 miles west), HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital (21298 Olean Blvd, 2.2 miles northwest), ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (809 E Marion Ave), and the Port Charlotte VA Clinic (4161 Tamiami Trail).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) — Chapter 651 Continuing Care Retirement Communities; AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Harbour Health Assisted Living (#AL5075) & Harbour Health Center (#1504096); Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) — CCRC - South Port Square, LLC (Doc# M14000003472); South Port Square (Life Care Services / LCS) Official Website
Issuer: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) / Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
Notes: Operated by CCRC - SOUTH PORT SQUARE, LLC (Florida Sunbiz Foreign LLC Doc# M14000003472, Active; CCRC OpCo Ventures, LLC) and managed by Life Care Services (LCS) under FLOIR Chapter 651 continuing care oversight at 23023 Westchester Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33980 (Main: 941-315-6079 / 941-292-7300).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: On-site healthcare continuum at 23013–23023 Westchester Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33980 includes Harbour Health Assisted Living (AHCA ALF License #AL5075, 135 licensed beds for assisted living and memory care) and Harbour Health Center (AHCA SNF License #1504096, AHCA File #80805, 120 licensed skilled nursing beds / 104 Medicare-certified beds).
Factual details and direct answers about South Port Square (FLOIR Chapter 651 Continuing Care Retirement Community)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
How is South Port Square in Port Charlotte regulated as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)?
South Port Square (23023 Westchester Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33980), operated by CCRC - South Port Square, LLC (Sunbiz Doc# M14000003472) and managed by Life Care Services (LCS), is regulated by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) under Florida Statutes Chapter 651. Its on-site healthcare neighborhood—Harbour Health—holds both an active Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Assisted Living Facility license (Harbour Health Assisted Living, License #AL5075 for 135 beds, including memory care) and an active Skilled Nursing Facility license (Harbour Health Center, License #1504096 / File #80805 for 120 skilled nursing beds at 23013 Westchester Blvd).
Can portions of a South Port Square CCRC entrance fee or monthly fee be deducted as a medical expense on federal taxes?
Under Internal Revenue Code Section 213(d), residents entering a qualified Chapter 651 Life Plan Community / CCRC like South Port Square may be eligible to treat the actuarial prepaid healthcare portion of their initial entrance fee and ongoing monthly service fees as deductible medical expenses on Schedule A of Form 1040. Prospective residents should coordinate with their Port Charlotte or Punta Gorda CPA or fiduciary financial advisor to time IRA withdrawals or home-sale proceeds in the same calendar year they pay their CCRC entrance fee.
How close is South Port Square to Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda hospitals, VA clinics, and transit?
Situated on a 40-acre campus at 23023 Westchester Boulevard off Kings Highway and Harborview Road in Port Charlotte (ZIP 33980), South Port Square is just 1.5 miles from ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte (2500 Harbor Blvd), 2.2 miles from HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital (21298 Olean Blvd), 4 miles from the Port Charlotte VA Outpatient Clinic (4161 Tamiami Trail), and 5.5 miles north of Historic Downtown Punta Gorda and ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (809 E Marion Ave). In addition to South Port Square's own chauffeured campus shuttles, residents can book curb-to-curb public transit through Charlotte County Transit (941-575-4000).
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