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 August

 

August  2026

Fri Aug 7 Watermelon Party
Mon Aug 10 Smores Day
Thur Aug 13 Birthday Celebration with Ben Meyers
Wed Aug 19 Sherry Hamilton Performs
Tue Aug 25 Texas Winds Performs
Fri Aug 28 Movie Day with Snocones!
Wed Aug 12th & 26th Chair Exercise with
Merrily
Fri Aug 7 and 28 Yoga with Tasha
Mon Aug 3rd and 17th Good News Story Hour with Dora

Book Club Wednesdays: Book Club is Reading Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support Group Information

 

Tuesday, August 11
General Discussion
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

Tuesday, August 25
Speaker: Dr. JuNene K., Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner
Topic: Alternative Methods for Dementia Care and Caregiver Care

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.