What We Offer

To qualify for residence at Carolina Village, you must be at least age 62, able to live independently, and meet financial and medical requirements. Find out more about becoming a resident.

We get this question a lot, but like we always say, it is not about the length of the waiting list that affects you so much as it is the length of the active waiting list for the unit types that interest you. We have hundreds of folks on our waiting list, but the majority of them are not yet ready to move to Carolina Village. (Many are not yet age 62, our minimum residency age.) 

A huge factor that determines your waiting list position – after your seniority on the list, of course – is what size and type of homes you are willing to consider and how much availability we have of those types of home. If you are only willing to consider a Clear Creek cottage, for example, you will wait longer than if you are willing to consider any of our cottages. Being flexible in your preferences will give you many more options.

We encourage you to join our waiting list as soon as you are comfortable doing so, for a number of reasons:

• First, your position on the waiting list determines the order that you will be offered your preferred home types. The longer you are on our list, the more likely you are to get your first-choice home.
• If there is availability, members of our waiting list have access to our Care Center and Medical Center, should the need arise before they are a resident. Residents are always guaranteed room in healthcare.
• For a small fee, waiting list members can access our wellness facilities, pool, and a number of activities prior to move-in.

Yes! A small pet is permitted in Independent Living cottages and apartments, after you and your pet have a brief interview with administration. Pets – and their people – must adhere to our pet policies.

Over 55 years ago, a group of locals came together with a similar vision – to develop a community in Henderson County that would provide great housing and superior care for people as they age. This would allow them to retire and have the peace of mind that they’ll be taken care of as they aged.

With this vision in mind and inspired by his patient, Mrs. Mignon Sullivan, Dr. Kenneth Cosgrove, a local physician, and members of the Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce began to seek assistance from other community leaders. For the next 10 years, the group would work to form Carolina Village, which opened its doors in 1974. It is because of this group who never lost sight of their goal that we have the inspiration for our vision, mission, and passion.

Our Type A (“Extensive,” “Life Care,” or “All-Inclusive”) contract means that you will pay an entry fee and a relatively consistent monthly service fee. Monthly fees may adjust due to inflation over time, but you will always be entitled to residential services, amenities, and guaranteed health care whenever you may need it.

This agreement means that you will have predictable future expenses, regardless of what life may throw at you. Your entrance fee is used to help care for you for the duration of your life and the monthly service fee continues as expected, no matter what level of care you may be in. You will hear us talk about the “full continuum of care,” which is what we offer – the continuum from Independent Living to rehabilitation to assisted living and/or skilled nursing, whenever these services are needed.

Other communities may offer Type B (“Modified Fee-for-Service”), Type C (“Fee-for-Service”), rental, or equity/co-op contracts, so be sure that you are comparing apples-to-apples when comparing retirement communities.

No. Carolina Village is an independent single-site Life Plan Community. We are a not-for-profit 501(c)3 community, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, which includes two seats for current residents, as well as an active Resident Council.

Our Care Center and Medical Center routinely receive high rankings from the North Carolina Department of Health Service Regulations and the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services. Check out Medicare.gov to see our ratings. Our Medical Center has routinely been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a top-rated skilled nursing facility. While Carolina Village chooses not to hold accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), we do meet all CARF standards for care and service.