The Ponds at the Village sits at 15111 Pond Village Dr in Taylor, Michigan, and has 511 HUD units across a property that spans over 470,000 square feet, with a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom townhome layouts, and is a multifamily community built in 1974, offering income-based and affordable housing for seniors in a gated setting with private entries and lots of parking. The complex has a calm, natural setting with picnic spots, a playground, and nearby parks, and there's a community learning center where residents can join different programs, plus a laundry facility that runs around the clock. Residents get access to online services through the Resident Portal, allowing easy payments, maintenance requests, feedback, and news, along with 24-hour on-call maintenance for any issues that come up, and a Loss Prevention team looking out for everyone's well-being. There's a waitlist for the larger two- and three-bedroom units that stays open, and the place has affordable rents set by income rules.
The Ponds at the Village provides a range of care types, including independent living, assisted living, and memory care, and is known for unique terms and features in its care programs, although very few specific program names or details are shared publicly, but it does provide services for different health needs like incontinence care, help for non-ambulatory residents, and diabetic care, with supports tailored to what each person needs. There are activities on-site that aim to keep people's minds and bodies active, like physical and mental games, devotional gatherings, and social events in the many common spaces set up for meeting others, and there are offsite outings that encourage getting involved in the larger community, plus meals that are planned and made by skilled staff and have even received some local awards, such as Best Meals and Dining, Best Activities, and Most Friendly.
The property is subject to HUD rules, which means regular inspections must find conditions decent, safe, and sanitary, but past scores have not always been high; for example, a score of 60 out of 100 was given on May 6, 2016, and by June 13, 2017, the score had slipped to 54, with inspections covering things like mold, pest problems, broken doors or windows, trip hazards, and graffiti, all things the law says a place like this has to fix to meet federal standards. Even though some inspection scores have not passed, staff and management continue to address these matters, and the property offers a variety of resident-focused amenities, like computer access, nutritious meals, devotional activities, lots of common areas for spending time with others, utilities, and a mix of apartment and community features set up for comfort. The Ponds keeps ownership and management records, collects information about rental rates, sales, loans, and keeps track of lease and occupancy details, which helps maintain accountability and transparency, though service details are often missing from public listings.
Residents are meant to find a peaceful place at The Ponds at the Village, with a friendly and caring staff known for being joyful and helpful, with the goal to let people relax and enjoy a natural environment, even if the property has faced its share of challenges along the way.
