INCLEMENT WEATHER CLOSURE – CLOSED THURSDAY JANUARY 9 AND FRIDAY JANUARY 10

 

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.

January 2025

Jan 10 Sierra Leone Performs

Jan 13 thru 17 Staycation to Korea

Jan 20 MLK Day program hosted by Evelyn Akram

Jan 23 January Birthday Celebration with Gary Freeman

Jan 27 – 31 Chinese New Year Celebration – the year of the snake

Jan 28 Mike Frankel and his Accordion

Jan 31 National Hot Chocolate Day

All Month Guess who – baby picture guessing game

Tai Chi with Merrily – Wednesday Jan 8 and 22

Every Wednesday Book Club – The Giver

 

Support Group Information

Tuesday, January 14
Discussion

Time:  2:00 – 3:30 pm

 

Tuesday January 28

Speaker: TBD

Time:  2:00 – 3:30 pm

 

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.