St. Mark Village

St. Mark Village is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community located in Palm Harbor, Florida that has been serving seniors in Pinellas County for over 45 years, offering a full continuum of care from independent living through skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Founded in 1977 by Pastor James H. Fresh with a vision of creating a c... ommunity embracing body, mind, and spirit wellness, the organization operates two campuses including the main Nebraska Avenue location at 2655 Nebraska Avenue in Palm Harbor and the Highland Lakes Assisted Living facility at 880 Highland Lakes Boulevard. St. Mark Village provides comprehensive senior living services including approximately 254 independent living apartment units, a 128-unit assisted living facility, an 80-bed skilled nursing center known as Betty Fresh Rehab, memory care services at the Michael Bilirakis Memory Care unit, and short-term rehabilitation and outpatient therapy programs. The community has earned recognition as a five-star rated facility by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services across all three healthcare categories, was named a Best Independent Living, Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Community by U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024, and ranked in the top one percent of the nation for Continuing Care Retirement Communities by Newsweek and Statista in December 2023, placing number one in Pinellas County, number four in Florida, and number 22 nationally. Led by CEO and President Jeff Gorddard, who was named one of 100 Titan CEOs in Tampa in 2025, St. Mark Village employs approximately 494 staff members and served around 157,600 patient days in 2021. The organization operates as a life care community with a volunteer board of directors, offers amenities including five-course dining, Village Café and Bakery, fitness and wellness center, spa, physician services through the on-site Curana Health Clinic, full-time chaplain services, heated pool and spa, woodworking shop, beauty salon, and 24-hour security, while ...Read More