Emerald Pond,
a Holiday Retirement
Community

Emerald Pond residents enjoy a variety of health and fitness activities, from weekly group exercise classes and a walking club to anytime access to on-site fitness equipment. We also offer physical therapy onsite.

Enjoy restaurant-style dining served with courtesy and caring by our staff who know you. Chef-prepared meals are served every day in Emerald Pond's dining room. Sit with friends or invite your family for a special occasion in our private dining room. Each meal is designed to meet the unique nutritional needs of community members.

Our chef trained at Johnson & Wales culinary school and makes all cuisine from scratch. He hosts weekly meetings with the Emerald Pond resident food committee and includes their recipes in menus.

There’s so much to explore in the Durham area and Emerald Pond makes sure that residents experience as much as possible. Regular outings to favorite restaurants, local events, and more introduce residents to all their neighborhood has to offer and connect them to the surrounding community.

Complimentary transportation provides residents with easy access to a variety of local activities, events and attractions, including a monthly “Lunch Bunch” outing to resident-selected restaurants. Residents love to take field trips to small, locally owned restaurants and the gardens at Duke University.

Emerald Pond's comprehensive calendar is packed with both recurring activities and special events. The variety of available activities is meant to enrich the whole person by stimulating physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, creative, social or vocational wellness.

Residents especially enjoy planting vegetables in the garden and our monthly community volleyball game.

Furry friends are welcomed as residents at Emerald Pond. We understand how important the companionship and bond that seniors share with their pets. We’re delighted to have cats, dogs, birds, and even bunnies as part of our community.

Residents are fond of the ducks, ducklings, geese, goslings, turtles, and deer that make homes on or by our community pond.

Emerald Pond is equipped with WiFi access to help you stay connected throughout common areas. You can use community desktop computers to stay up to date, or you can connect your personal devices to the WiFi.

Residents have access to use the community Wii or the viewfinder to assist in reading small print. Emerald Pond hosts "Tech Tuesdays," where residents learn about technology from a teenage volunteer on a weekly basis. They also schedule one-on-one time with residents if needed. Staff are always happy to assist with devices and technology questions.

The exclusive Travel & Stay program offers residents exciting opportunities to travel around the country, with free stays of up to seven days at any of Holiday Retirement’s more than 260 communities. Three chef-prepared meals are included with each trip. Visit all 43 states or just choose a favorite new location or two.

Many residents find a sense of fulfillment in donating their time and skills to a cause close to their hearts. As a community, we support nonprofits like Toys for Tots. Students from Durham Academy school often volunteer at Emerald Pond, visiting with residents and helping out with activities and tasks.

We have empowered residents to become resident ambassadors. These individuals have often lived in the community for quite some time and enjoy helping new residents get acclimated to senior living. They encourage new residents to take their time settling in and them feel comfortable in their new home.