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 April here

 

April 2026

Thu Apr 2 Turning Point Christian Academy Easter Show
Fri Apr 10 Sherry Hamilton Entertains
Wed Apr 15 Birthday Celebration with Jim Gatlin
Tue Apr 21 Texas Winds presents Mark Harris, Piano Player
Fri Apr 24 Jamaal Wicks Entertains
Wed Apr 22 Earth Day Gardening
April 8th and 22nd Chair Exercise with Merrily
April 10th and 24th Chair Yoga with Tasha
Book Club on Wednesdays 

Book Club New Book! Starting a new book club book! You don’t want to miss it!

 

 

 

 

 

Support Group Information

 

Tuesday, April 14 – Discussion

Time:  2:00 – 3:30 pm

 

Tuesday, April 28

TIme: 2:00 – 3:30 pm

Speaker: Kim Lopez, Home Instead
Topic: Medication Management
and Mis-Management

 

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.