Lepe's Home

Highland Street North in Saint Petersburg's historic core, not far from the city's downtown and the waterfront museums along Tampa Bay, is home to Lepe's Home, a 12-bed residence. Twelve beds is a modest size, above Florida's smallest licensing tier but still small enough for residents to know staff individually rather than navigating a larger organizational structure. This part of St. Petersburg includes some of the city's oldest residential blocks, developed well before much of Pinellas County's mid-century suburban growth. Families should ask how the home divides caregiving responsibilities among its staff and how consistent that staff has been over time. It's also worth asking what walking distance or outdoor access residents have, given the home's urban, older-neighborhood setting.