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Holiday Emerald Pond

205 Emerald Pond Lane, Durham, NC 27705

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I would say be realistic about what your family member needs. This is a good community for someone who likes to be involved with others and make friends. It won't fix isolation issues (we found out the hard way). We chose this community over others because it was smaller and more homey fe

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Holiday Emerald Pond

Escape the bustle of the city, and retreat to the tranquility of Holiday Emerald Pond — a Holiday Retirement community offering diverse living options, chef-inspired meals, and exceptional independent living services in Durham, North Carolina.

This craftsman-style community is located on a 150-acre nature preserve, which is filled with quiet ponds and weaving hiking trails. So whether you like to stay active and explore or simply prefer to soak in the sunshine with your favorite four-legged friend, this community is perfect for you!

Great Place to Work Institute has honored Holiday Emerald Pond with certification as a Great Place to Work® for their 2022-2023 awards.

Community Services and Amenities

Professional and compassionate associates provide regular housekeeping, linen, maintenance, and scheduled transportation services. Three delicious and nutritious meals are prepared every day and are served in the elegant dining hall. Multiple menu options are available to accommodate various preferences and dietary needs.

Rest easy at night knowing that trained associates are available on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide emergency response services. Customizable personal and health care services are available through a third party provider for an additional fee.

Staff puts together a robust calendar of recreational, educational, and social activities for...

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3.9
Cleanliness
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Care Services
3.8
Staff
4.6
Meals & Dining
4.2
Activities
3.9
Value for Cost
3.8
A Place for Mom has scored Holiday Emerald Pond with 9.1 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Holiday Emerald Pond has 73 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.9 out of 5.
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Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
January 25, 2024
4.0
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Review for Holiday Emerald Pond
I would say be realistic about what your family member needs. This is a good community for someone who likes to be involved with others and make friends. It won't fix isolation issues (we found out the hard way). We chose this community over others because it was smaller and more homey feeling than some of the larger places but also big enough to have the community activities for residents and the staff is very friendly. Every time we have come to visit we see the staff speaking with residents.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Care Services
4
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
Stacy - Family/friend
Independent Living
October 13, 2023
5.0
Verified Review
Review for Holiday Emerald Pond
The woman from your agency highly recommended it for our price point. The staff are angels. My mom isn't easy and really needs a lot of care. They've done amazing with her over the past few months.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Care Services
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
August 17, 2023
3.0
Verified Review
our families experience
We have been going through several adjustments to the move. Overall meeting all expectations and more. Mom has very few complaints: Lots of active remodeling of the interior facility causing inconvenience of services. The meals are lacking in taste and flavor. With the completion of remodeling and fully staffing a 9-10 is achievable.
Cleanliness
3
Friendliness
3
Care Services
3
Staff
3
Meals & Dining
3
Activities
3
Value for Cost
3
Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
July 12, 2023
5.0
Verified Review
Great place, but needs better food
My loved one is a resident at Holiday Emerald Pond. I love everything about the facility, although I wish the personal Aides weren't an extra cost and that the food was better. Most of the food that is served is tough and they serve a lot of pork, which can't be good for any older person's diet. The cleanliness and friendliness are great. The value for the cost is pretty good.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Care Services
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
2
Activities
5
Value for Cost
3
Debbie - Family/friend
Independent Living
June 26, 2023
5.0
Verified Review
Peace of Mind
Things are going very well for my loved one and family. This is a great place for independent living. My loved one has made friends here. I would highly recommend the community to others. There are three meals a day served and snacks available as well. There are a lot of activities available for the residents to participate in, and my loved one is enjoying their time here.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
Response from Holiday Emerald Pond
June 29, 2023
Thank you for sharing your kind compliment of Holiday Emerald Pond. We value your feedback, and it is our pleasure to serve our residents and their families.
BW - Family/friend
Independent Living
April 12, 2023
5.0
Verified Review
Wonderful Community
The staff at Holiday Emerald Pond are fabulous - truly engaged in what they do, and kind. Food is excellent. Sweet members of the community. Pretty location.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Care Services
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
Response from Holiday Emerald Pond
July 11, 2023
We are thrilled to have you as part of the Holiday by Atria family! Thank you for sharing your kind words with us. It means the world to us and to our team!
anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
February 23, 2023
5.0
Verified Review
Family-Like Environment
Holiday Emerald Pond is a very good family-like environment.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
Anne - Family/friend
Independent Living
November 2, 2022
5.0
Verified Review
Comfortable and Affordable Community
Everyone has been great. So far, my loved one seems to like the food, and is invloved with the activites. It's pretty good value for the money. We picked this community because, of the location and cost. It was the most affordable out of other place. We liked the size of the apartment, and the value for the money was the top reason we chose this community. The General Manager, has been really good and quite responsive. The new maintenance guy is really nice. Getting things repaired in a timely manner could improve.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Value for Cost
5
anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
June 2, 2022
3.5
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
4.5
Staff
4.5
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Value for Cost
3.5
anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
March 25, 2022
4.0
Verified Review
Helpful and friendly staff
We love the area this community is in, as well as the pond. It is really a great place and the price is reasonable. The staff and residents there are very friendly. Any issues our loved one has no matter what the staff are they to help out. Super attentive and accommodating. We like all the activities they have going on, especially the music they put on for the residents. It gets them out and dancing with one another. It is also a pet friendly community. We would recommend Emerald Pond to other families.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Value for Cost
4
Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
March 7, 2022
4.0
Verified Review
A Good Value, Peace of Mind
I would recommend you check out Emerald Pond to see if it would be a good fit for your loved one. The people are nice, the community is affordable, and a good value for the money. There is not a big selection of food available for the residents. The taste is also bland for some. There are quite a few activities for the residents to participate in. There is even a happy hour.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
4
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
3
Activities
3.5
Value for Cost
4
Marie R - Family/friend
Independent Living
February 9, 2022
4.0
Verified Review
Affordable and nice
For the value and for what we get for the cost it was worth it to us. My loved one has a good value for the cost that he is paying. The staff have all been really helpful and nice. Anytime I have a question they always get back to me.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Value for Cost
5
Maria Z - Family/friend
Independent Living
August 27, 2021
5.0
Verified Review
Holistically an excellent place to live and be happy with a fulfilling life.
It's a great sense of comfort to our family that our loved one is in great hands. He's so well taken care of, and that makes us very happy. The staff are amazing. They love what they do, and you can really tell. Our loved one loves the food, maybe too much! It's very well balanced and has a great variety.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
NJ - Family/friend
Independent Living
May 14, 2021
2.0
Verified Review
my review of Emerald Pond,
This community only offers independent living and we felt our loved ones needed more. The community was declining when we left. They had a new director and the food was not good at all. Maintenance requests took too long to be addressed and I hope they are doing better now.
Response from Holiday Emerald Pond
May 17, 2021
Hello, thank you for taking the time to rate and review our community. We appreciate you sharing this feedback, as we are always looking to improve for our residents and associates. Thank you
Cathy - Toured community
Independent Living
May 12, 2021
5.0
Verified Review
Our Tour Experience
Our tour at Emerald Pond was good. My loved one probably would have ended up going here, but it was just too far away.
anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
April 14, 2021
2.0
Old and rundown. There was a disgusting Oder in one of the apartment
Cleanliness
2
Friendliness
2
Value for Cost
2
Care Services
2
Activities
2
Response from Holiday Emerald Pond
April 20, 2021
Hi there, we regret to hear that you were not completely satisfied with your experience and are confident this does not represent our community as a whole.
anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
March 7, 2021
5.0
We really liked our visit to Emerald Pond, it was clean, bright, and all the amenities included with the monthly rent will be super helpful. [name removed] the sales leader was very engaging, informative and able to answer all our questions. We left Emerald Pond with a good feeling.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
5
Care Services
5
Activities
5
anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
February 16, 2021
5.0
Emerald Pond looks like a prime prospect -- they have cottages and that is what we really have decided we need.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
5
Care Services
5
Activities
5
Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
February 12, 2021
4.0
Verified Review
Mediocre
They just had a huge change in staff. One of the things is that they allow the residents to smoke in their rooms, and sometimes it smells like smoke in the buildings. The activities director is great.
Friendliness
5
Staff
4
Value for Cost
5
anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
August 18, 2020
3.0
Verified Review
Pretty Environment and Friendly
It's not bad, compared to the others. There are a few things lacking, it is good for the money. The service like transportation it is offered at limited times (only in the mornings, twice a week) for the residents to get to doctor appointments. They are offering meals at the door, and they are very friendly. It is an older place. There are not to many activities offered. My loved one moved in right before COVID. They provide three times a day, since residents can't get to the dining room, and bring snacks to each room. It is a beautiful place and the dining room is nice. Prior to COVID they had coffee and snacks prior in the dining room. There is a pond outside with chairs and very friendly. It is nicely priced compared to other communities. They do have cleaning services once a week and bring clean towels in.
Cleanliness
3.5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
3.5
Care Services
3.5
Activities
3
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Amenities
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Healthcare Services

  • Staffing & Ancillary Services

Meals & Dining

  • Restaurant Style Dining
  • Guest Meals
  • Meals Provided

Room Amenities

  • Wheelchair Accessible Showers
  • Bath Tubs
  • Kitchenette
  • Air Conditioned
  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Ground Floor Units
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet

Community Amenities

On-site dining options

  • Private Dining Room

Transportation & parking

  • Resident Parking Available
  • Uncovered Parking
  • Complimentary Transportation
  • Covered Parking

Pets

  • Dogs Allowed
  • Cats Allowed

Common areas

  • TV Lounge
  • Beauty Salon
  • Barber Shop
  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • Central Fireplace
  • Indoor Common Areas
  • Outside Patio
  • Computer or Media Center
  • Library
  • Meeting Room

Recreational areas

  • Fitness Center
  • Game Room
  • Billiards Lounge

Services

  • Beautician
  • Housekeeping

Languages spoken

  • English

Activities

  • Karaoke
  • BBQs or Picnics
  • Day Trips and Outings
  • Birthday Parties
  • Trivia Games
  • Devotional Activities Offsite
  • Holiday Parties
  • Wii Bowling
  • Stretching Classes
  • Devotional Activities On-Site
  • Yoga / Chair Yoga
  • Activities Off-site
  • Live Musical Performances
  • Activities On-site
  • Community Service Programs
  • Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning

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