Sun City Carolina Lakes sits about six miles south of Charlotte's city limits, right along the Catawba River in Indian Land, South Carolina, and it stretches across about 1,500 acres. The neighborhood welcomes adults age 55 and up, and there's folks from all over the country living among its roughly 5,000 residents. The area is full of landscaped walking trails that wind past the public 18-hole golf course, through ten lakes great for fishing, along the dog park, playgrounds, and even a softball complex. There's two big amenity centers covering over 53,000 square feet, each with spaces for arts and crafts, pottery, billiards, and cards, as well as meeting rooms, a library, and computers with internet. The Lake House and The Lodge Meeting Center anchor many group gatherings and community events, and the Grandkids Park brings swings, slides, and space for children to play during family visits. Tennis, pickleball, and horseshoes keep residents active, and you'll find three pools-one indoors-and clubhouses with ballrooms for dances and music. Fitness comes in many forms, including a gym, Jazzercise classes, and a spa and wellness room, with MUSC Health Therapeutic Services available onsite for certain types of therapy.
Residents choose from single-family homes, condos, or villas, and the golf carts make it easy to reach the Carolina Commons Shopping Center next door. Dining options include a dining room with restaurant service, an all-day menu, and attention to special diets like diabetes or allergy restrictions. The clubhouse at the golf course offers onsite meals, too. Inside the homes, residents have access to private bathrooms, kitchenettes, high-speed internet, cable TV, air conditioning, and telephone, with some furnished options available. The community's lifestyle director helps organize clubs, daily activities, classes, social events, and lifelong learning programs for anyone who wants to be involved, and there's a radio-controlled aviation airfield and a kayak and canoe center with boat access to the river for the hobby-minded. Emergency alert systems are throughout, and families appreciate a simple payment system made possible by partnerships with Sunbound and services like online management through Purple Door, LLC. Independent reviews help new residents and families learn what to expect, and there's a Senior Living Counselor who can answer questions as they come up. Residents, staff, and family get updates, support, and community information through both the website and social media platforms, and the activities, amenities, resources, and support focus on making daily life comfortable and connected. There's transportation, parking, housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, move-in help, and community gardening plots, plus concierge, counseling, and family support services. Services extend from independent living up through assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care, providing lots of choices as needs change.
