Windlands South

Windlands South, a Holiday Retirement Community

Tucked inside a cozy wooded environment, this senior living community is adjacent to the Nashville Zoo, a 188-acre accessible park with hands-on activities and special community events throughout the year is the perfect place to spend an afternoon with grandkids. The independent living community is just two miles from healthcare and within 6 miles of downtown Nashville.

Known as Music City, Nashville is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame, a museum that exhibits everything from Elvis Presley's custom Cadillac to a costume collection featuring more rhinestones than a Southern beauty pageant. You'll find no dearth of activities here great restaurants, beautiful parks, historical attractions all set to the soundtrack of the city. And whatever you choose to do, you won't be far from home!

Windlands South is an award-winning, independent senior living community. Awards include the 2019 Great Place to Work certification.

Our Mission & History

Holiday Retirement is in the business of helping older people live better.

Our Company

A Pioneer Then, A Leader Now

When Holiday Retirement was founded in 1971, it set out to create an independent living lifestyle unlike anything seniors had ever experienced before: cheerful communities filled with friendly, accepting neighbors, attentive staff dedicated to the happiness and well-being of each resident, innovative activities and programs for fun and personal growth, and all the chores and details of daily life taken care of.

The Holiday Difference

There’s just something very special about life at Holiday that makes it unlike any other place on earth. It’s the warm, accepting community of neighbors who feel more like family. It’s the devoted staff who see this as more of a calling than a job, providing unrivaled service, compassion and care. And it’s the unique feeling of being right where you belong, a feeling of being at home. We call it The Holiday Touch, and it’s what makes life at Holiday Retirement so special.

And making Holiday Retirement even more revolutionary is having all the many benefits available in one affordable, all-inclusive monthly rent. No hidden costs. No long-term commitments. Holiday residents are free to focus on living the life they’ve always wanted. And isn't that what retirement should be?

Our History

Holiday Retirement was founded by William E. Colson, often recognized as the father of Independent Retirement Living, with his father Hugh Colson in 1971. At the time, William was operating Colson & Colson construction, specializing in building high-level care facilities for seniors referred to as nursing homes. William and his father realized that while seniors were benefiting from the quality care they received in these facilities, they could be benefiting even more from a nurturing, community environment that met seniors other needs: social, physical, educational and spiritual, at an affordable, all-inclusive monthly rate. They opened their first independent retirement community in Vancouver, Washington in 1971. Today there are more than 260 Holiday Retirement senior living communities across the United States, and tens of thousands of seniors are enjoying the one-of-a-kind lifestyle only Holiday can provide. Although we have grown in size, we remain true to the core values instilled by William E. Colson, and are as committed now as he was then to improving the lives of seniors.

Schedule a visit with us

If you’d like to speak with us about joining our senior living community, please use this form. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will respond promptly. You can even schedule a personalized virtual tour. We’re here 7 days a week and offer visits to suit your schedule.

Life is Better

There’s a special feeling of family at a Holiday Retirement community that is unique in senior living. Holiday Retirement promises to give you the comfort of simple pleasures and the choices to do what you like.

Life at Holiday

Our mission is to help older people live better, age more successfully and stay independent. At Holiday Retirement, we nurture the empowering strength of community and connections to make life better. We understand that life is best lived with people who deeply care about you in a community that supports better living every day.

We invite you to become part of our Holiday Retirement family.

Stop dreaming about worry-free living. At Holiday Retirement, we’ll take care of the details while you enjoy the warm sense of community we have created. So many of our residents have come to us saying I wish I had done this sooner. Why? Because life is better when it’s not lived alone. Instead, wake up to a community of people who care about you. Delight in a spacious apartment and a chef prepared meal. Choose to enjoy the simple pleasures of a walk with friends or coffee on the patio. Recover a lifelong interest. Let one of our communities bring back a sense of fun and surprise into your life. At Holiday Retirement, life changes from being alone and disconnected to feeling at home in a community.

Fulfilling Seniors Dreams

Staff members at Holiday Retirement’s communities are passionate about making residents feel at home and independent. One community grants senior residents lifelong wishes including riding a camel and playing with puppies. Our goal is to make our seniors happy. We want to keep them happy and independent for as long as possible, says Jill, a Holiday Enrichment Coordinator. Learn more about how Holiday Retirement communities help residents stay active.

Let us help you find the perfect retirement community

Our lifestyle is more affordable than you think. Holiday Retirement’s senior living communities offer all-inclusive independent living with no long-term commitments and no expensive buy-ins. You’ll save time and money to dedicate to the people and activities you love. Find a Holiday Retirement community near you.