In the latter half of the twentieth century, Henderson County, North Carolina, with its mild but varied climate and appealing mountain landscapes, became a magnet for retired persons.  As these retirees aged, however, many reluctantly had to leave Hendersonville to find full-service retirement facilities elsewhere. The need for a local continuing care retirement community was widely recognized, but conventional wisdom said the population was too small to support it.

In the early 1970’s a group of local business, civic and religious leaders undertook to see to it that the needed facility was built. The founding Board of Directors and all subsequent boards have served without pay, since a guiding principle of the new non-profit corporation was that no one would personally benefit financially from Carolina Village.

The Village officially opened in June 1974 and was an immediate and resounding success! Original plans called for phased development as marketing was expected to be slow. When Phase One sold out immediately, construction was begun on Phase Two before the first phase was occupied. The Village now has 210 apartments and 81cottages..

Through the years, the original guidelines for health care and other services have been followed as laid out by the founders. A state-of-the-art, all private-room skilled nursing facility was added to the campus in the year 2000. That same year an assisted living area and a new library were completed. Today Carolina Village is widely recognized for the excellence of its services and the high standards it sets for health care delivery.

Residents have contributed significantly to Village development through gifts and bequests, indicating a high level of satisfaction with life as it's lived at Carolina Village. Perhaps the chief characteristic that sets us apart from other CCRCs is the devotion and loyalty of our staff, many of whom have spent their entire careers at the Village. The turnover rate of nursing assistants has become a national problem, but the Village remains fully staffed with career nursing assistants who serve proudly and well.

With the enthusiastic cooperation of the Board of Directors, the staff and our residents, the future promises to be as bright as the past for Carolina Village.