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.

August 2024

Tue Aug 6 – Gary Freeman entertains
Wed Aug 7 – Watermelon Smashing!!!
Fri Aug 9 –  Celebrating National S’mores Day (3pm)
Thu Aug 15 –  Ben Meyers entertains
Tue Aug 20 – Birthday Celebration with Sierra Leone
Wed Aug 14 and 28 – Tai Chi with Merrily Workshop
Week of August 26 – Staycation to coastal New England
Wed Aug 14 – Friends Place Domino Tournament!
Fri Aug 30 – Snocones with Snow on the Rox at the movies

Every Wednesday Book Club – When Good Men Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support Group Information

Tuesday, August 13
General Discussion
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

Tuesday, August 27
Mike Splaine, Splaine Consulting
Topic: Current Research in Alzheimer’s Care and How You Can Help
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.