Sun Towers Retirement Community is one of the larger assisted livings serving Sun City Center, with 286 licensed beds and an active Florida AHCA license (#4991). This page combines the state record with what to look for on a visit.
| Provider | Sun Towers Retirement Community |
|---|---|
| Type | Assisted Living (AHCA-licensed) |
| City | Sun City Center, FL 33573 |
| Address | 101 Trinity Lakes Drive |
| Licensed beds | 286 |
| AHCA license # | 4991 |
| License status | LICENSED |
| County | Hillsborough County |
How Florida regulates assisted livings
In Florida, assisted living is licensed by AHCA under Chapter 429, F.S. Communities hold a Standard license, or an Extended Congregate Care (ECC) or Limited Nursing Services (LNS) license that lets residents stay as needs increase, plus a Limited Mental Health (LMH) designation where relevant. Always verify the exact license type — it determines how long your parent can remain as care needs grow.
Sun City Center location & hospital context
Sun City Center and its Kings Point community form one of Florida's largest age-restricted retirement hubs — a self-contained, golf-cart-friendly town where the great majority of residents are over 65.
Nearby hospitals: South Bay Hospital (HCA), St. Joseph's Hospital-South (nearby). Proximity matters for hospital discharges, emergencies, and specialist visits, so families weighing Sun Towers Retirement Community often factor drive time to these. Nearby areas: Kings Point, Sun City Center core, Renaissance.
What assisted living costs near Sun Towers Retirement Community
Assisted Living in the Sun City Center area typically runs $3,450–$5,400/month (2026). Pricing at any specific community depends on care level, room type, and size. Florida's SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid waiver and VA Aid & Attendance can offset much of the care cost for those who qualify — ask us what applies.
How to evaluate Sun Towers Retirement Community
The strongest signals of quality at an assisted living community are staffing and transparency, not amenities. Find out the awake-overnight staffing level, the caregiver turnover rate, and the tenure of key leaders. Ask for an itemized, all-in monthly cost for your parent's specific care level, and what triggers a move to a higher (more expensive) tier. Probe how the community handles a decline — a fall, new incontinence, or memory changes — and how it communicates with families. Visit more than once, unannounced, at different times of day, and check the AHCA inspection history on FloridaHealthFinder for a pattern of repeat deficiencies before you commit.
Is Sun Towers Retirement Community the right fit?
Assisted living fits an older adult who needs daily help — bathing, dressing, medication reminders, meals — but does not require round-the-clock skilled nursing. It's the most common first move when living alone stops being safe. Sun Towers Retirement Community is licensed for this level of care in Sun City Center; whether it's right for your parent depends on their specific needs, budget, and preferences. A free advisor can compare it head-to-head with other licensed Sun City Center-area options.
How we help with Sun Towers Retirement Community
We're a free, local senior-care advisory service — families never pay us. If Sun Towers Retirement Community is on your shortlist, we can tell you how it compares to nearby licensed options on cost, care level, and availability, join the tour or the call, and help you read the AHCA record. We only earn anything if you choose to move in somewhere and are glad you did, so our incentive is a genuine fit, not a particular building. We'll also flag good alternatives in Sun City Center that don't compensate us.
About this page: the facility facts above come from current Florida AHCA / FloridaHealthFinder licensing data. We don't publish unverified reviews or ratings — we share the public record and help you evaluate the community in person. Confirm the current license at quality.healthfinder.fl.gov before you sign anything.