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.

July 2024

Thu Jul 11 Birthday Celebration with Jim Gatlin
Wed Jul 17 Dandy Don entertains
Wed Jul 17 National Hot Dog Day Lunch
Tue Jul 23 Mike Frankel entertains
Thu Jul 25 Pancake Breakfast!
Wed Jul 10 and 24 Tai Chi with Merrily Workshop
July 22-26 Staycation to the Olympic Games in Paris
Wed Jul 31 Friends Place Domino Tournament!

Every Wednesday Book Club – When Good Men Fall

Every Thursday in June Thirsty Thursday with homemade mocktails

 

 

 

 

 

Support Group Information

Tuesday, July 9
General Discussion
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

Tuesday, July 23
Speaker:  Ranita Berry, Author “The Help Chronicles –   My Journey as a Caregiver”
Topic:  Help Me!
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.