Banyan Residence Assisted Living LLC

Base Avenue takes its name from the World War II Army airfield that once operated where Venice Municipal Airport now sits, a piece of local history just blocks from Banyan Residence Assisted Living LLC. The community holds 71 beds, a population large enough to usually justify a full-time activities coordinator and more than one common gathering space, while still being smaller than the largest senior campuses in Sarasota County. Venice itself was master-planned in the 1920s with a compact, walkable downtown, and its beaches and mild climate have made it a long-standing retirement destination on Florida's Gulf Coast. Sarasota County has one of the state's older median ages, which has translated into a fairly built-out network of geriatric specialists and home health services nearby. On a tour, it is worth asking how the community groups residents with different care needs across its various common areas.