Welcome to Friends Place DeSoto

Friends Place in DeSoto offers the premier Friends Place Adult Day Services in Southwest Dallas County.   By offering both a social and medical model of care, people with memory impairment can remain at home, maintain an optimal level of functioning plus delay the need and/or avoid placement in a long term care facility.  To read more about how Friends Place is different, click here.

Friends Place in DeSoto began offering services to the Southwest Dallas County area is 2012. Since inception, we have offered services to more than 130 families. We are the only free-standing, dedicated adult day center in the area that specializes in Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

We are proud to be able to provide services to our veterans through our contract with the Veterans Administration of North Texas. Read more about our VA contract here.

 

Get your  RESERVATION CALENDAR for the month here

 

Holiday Closures:

Thanksgiving  – Thursday and Friday  Nov 27 and 28

Christmas – Wednesday, Dec 24 thru Sunday Jan 4, Reopening Monday Jan 5

December 2025

 Dec 8 –  December Birthdays with Kay Seameyer 
Dec 10 ad 17 – Exercise with Merrily 
Dec 11 – Turning Point Christian Academy 
Dec 11 – Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Give out Gifts
Dec 12 – Kingdom Collegiate Kids Visit 
Dec 17 – Chist-mosas (mocktails) DFW Healthcare Connect 
Dec 17 – Therapy Dogs
Dec 19  – Ugly Sweater Competition 
Dec 23 – Mike Frankel and His Accordion


Yoga With Tasha- All Fridays 
Dec 8 and 22 – Women’s Ministries with Sister Dora 
Book Club on Wednesdays : Life of Pi

 

 

 

 

 

Support Group Information

Tuesday, December 9
Discussion

Time:  2:00 – 3:30 pm

 

NOTE:  Only 1 meeting in November and December due to the Holidays

 

Meetings are sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and are open to the community. 

COVID-19 – Policies and Procedures Summary

Visitor Policy:
Visitors allowed with screening.

Day to Day Operations
Each day, high-touch areas will be cleaned according to the CDC recommendation.
EPA-approved, or appropriate substitute, hand sanitizer will be available in each room.
Wet wipes, or a CDC-approved substitute, will also be available alongside hand sanitizer.
Employees will wipe down all high-traffic surfaces frequently. This includes, but is not limited to, doorknobs, toilet handles, faucets and light switches

Masks are optional.

In the event of a reported case of COVID19 from one of our members, the member will be asked to maintain a quarantine as defined by CDC.

Each person that has come into contact with a confirmed case of COVID19 and are symptomatic themselves will be expected to self-quarantine as defined by CDC before they will be allowed back as a member or an employee.

Drop-off Procedure
Family members can walk their loved one into the building

During the Day:
Any member exhibiting any of the following new symptoms will be tested for COVID (rapid test)

  • Fever or chill
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Diarrhea
  • In the last 2 weeks have you travelled outside the DFW metroplex?

If the member has a fever of 99.5˚F/37.5˚C or higher, their family member will be called to come pick them up.