45-minute new-patient visits.
Enough room to actually review your history, your medications, and the specialists already in your life — without a timer on the wall.
Senior Care · Wesley Chapel, Tampa & Florida telehealth
Primary care, for the next chapter.
Longer visits. Honest conversations about medications you no longer need. A physician who actually reads the notes from your cardiologist before you walk in. Dr. Jason Saylor, DO leads senior care at Ascend with 17 years of whole-person family medicine.
45-Minute New-Patient Visits
Medicare Annual Wellness Visits
Specialist Coordination
17 years experience
Wesley Chapel · Tampa
Florida telehealth follow-up
Medicare credentialing in progress
What makes senior care different here
Primary care that actually fits the way your life works now.
After 65, the average patient's chart carries more specialists, more prescriptions, and more history than most primary-care offices can process in 12 minutes. We built senior care at Ascend around what that chart actually needs.
Full medication reconciliation.
Bring every bottle. We look for duplicates, interactions, and prescriptions that have quietly outlived their purpose — then we deprescribe when it's safe to.
Coordination with your specialists.
With your consent, we pull notes from your cardiologist, oncologist, neurologist, and pharmacy — then align the plan so nothing cancels out.
Cognitive & fall-risk screening.
Baseline cognitive checks, balance and gait review, and a frank conversation about home safety — done in-visit, not on a handout.
Conditions & concerns we address
The questions most doctors' offices stop asking.
Senior care at Ascend covers the full picture — the chronic conditions, the medications, the cognitive changes, and the conversations families put off for too long.
Chronic Disease Management
Ongoing care for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, and other long-term conditions — with regular lab monitoring and medication adjustments tailored to how you're actually feeling, not just the numbers on paper.
Medication Review & Deprescribing
For patients on five or more medications, polypharmacy review is the single most valuable part of a first visit. Dr. Saylor looks for duplicates, interactions, and prescriptions that can be safely reduced or stopped.
Cognitive Change Screening
Baseline cognitive assessment and follow-up when you or your family have noticed changes in memory, word-finding, or everyday decision-making. Early identification opens more options, not fewer.
Fall Risk & Balance
In-visit balance and gait review, home-safety conversation, and — when appropriate — referrals for physical therapy or orthopedic evaluation. Falls are the single most preventable cause of hospital admission after 65.
Hearing & Vision Referrals
Routine screening and coordination with audiology and ophthalmology partners. Untreated hearing loss is one of the most frequently missed drivers of social withdrawal and cognitive change.
Medicare Annual Wellness Visit
The Medicare-covered Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) builds a personalized prevention plan — risk assessment, screenings, cognitive review, and a written care plan. Covered at $0 under Medicare Part B for eligible patients.
Advance Directives & End-of-Life Conversations
Unhurried conversations about advance directives, healthcare surrogates, and what “good care” means to you — done while you have the time and clarity to decide, not in a hospital hallway.
Caregiver Coordination
Family members and caregivers are welcome in visits, with your consent. We can set up a HIPAA release so the people helping you day-to-day receive the information they need to help well.
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Medicare & insurance
Plain-English coverage answers.
Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and what it actually covers.
Dr. Saylor is currently in-network with Aetna and ChampVA. Credentialing with Medicare Part B and several Medicare Advantage plans is in progress — call (813) 670-3331 to verify where your plan currently stands.
The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is covered at $0 for eligible Part B patients. Most chronic-care visits are also covered under Part B after your annual deductible. Services that fall outside Medicare's covered set are reviewed up front so there are no surprises — we quote a self-pay rate before we schedule.
Honest note: credentialing can take months, and we'd rather tell you that on the phone than have you find out at the front desk. If your plan isn't yet active with Dr. Saylor, we'll tell you and offer a fair self-pay option.
Senior Care Lead · Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Officer · Senior care physician
Dr. Jason Saylor, DO
Chief Medical Officer · Board-Certified Osteopathic Physician · 17 Years · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
"The best thing I do for my senior patients isn't adding a medication — it's usually taking one away. After 65, the chart is full. My job is to make sure every line in it still earns its spot."
Family Medicine
Medication Review
Chronic Disease
Cognitive Screening
Fall Prevention
Medicare AWV
Common questions
Frequently asked questions.
What's the difference between a primary care visit and a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit?
A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a Medicare-covered preventive appointment focused on building a personalized prevention plan — health risk assessment, cognitive screening, fall-risk review, and a written care plan. It does not treat new or active conditions. A regular primary-care visit treats symptoms, manages chronic conditions, and adjusts medications. Many seniors benefit from both: an AWV once a year plus regular primary-care appointments in between.
Do you accept Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans?
Dr. Saylor's primary-care credentialing with Medicare Part B and several Medicare Advantage plans is in progress. Call (813) 670-3331 before you schedule and a coordinator will confirm where your specific plan currently stands and walk you through self-pay options if a plan isn't yet credentialed.
How long are senior care appointments?
New-patient senior-care visits are scheduled at 45 minutes so Dr. Saylor can review your full history, your current medications, and your specialist relationships without rushing. Follow-ups are typically 30 minutes. A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is scheduled separately because it covers a different required set of elements.
Can I bring a family member or caregiver to my visit?
Yes — and we encourage it. A spouse, adult child, or caregiver can sit in, take notes, ask questions, and help keep the medication list accurate. If you want specific family members to receive information about your care between visits, we'll complete a HIPAA release during your first appointment.
Do you offer home visits or telehealth for seniors who can't travel?
Telehealth follow-up visits are available for established Florida patients — useful for medication check-ins, lab reviews, and non-exam concerns. A first visit is performed in person whenever possible so Dr. Saylor can complete a physical exam and baseline assessment. Home-visit primary care is not currently offered.
Can you coordinate with my cardiologist, oncologist, or other specialists?
Yes. With your permission, we request and review notes from your existing specialists, align your medication plan so prescriptions don't interact, and send a summary to your specialist after each visit. If you also see an Ascend psychiatrist or therapist, coordination happens inside one shared chart — no faxes, no lost notes.
How do you handle medication reconciliation?
Bring every bottle — prescriptions, over-the-counter, vitamins, and supplements — or a current list from your pharmacy. Dr. Saylor reviews interactions, duplications, and medications no longer needed (deprescribing). For seniors taking five or more medications, this review is often the single most valuable piece of a first visit.
Now scheduling new senior-care patients
Let's build the right plan together.
Call a primary-care coordinator. We'll verify your Medicare or Medicare Advantage status, answer coverage questions up front, and schedule a 45-minute first visit with Dr. Saylor in Wesley Chapel or Tampa — or a telehealth follow-up anywhere in Florida.
Wesley Chapel · Tampa · Telehealth for established Florida patients