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.

Transportation now available!  Call for more information. 

Friends Place in DeSoto was honored to be featured in the Dallas Morning News Best Southwest magazine. Please read our story here.

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October Happenings!

Musical Magic

Thu Oct 3 Cowboy Bob
Tue Oct 15 Birthday Celebration with Jacovie
Thu Oct 24 Gary Freeman
Tue Oct 29 Oktoberfest with Mike Frankel

Health Happenings

M, T, We, Th, Fr Chair Exercise

Special Events

Wed Oct 2 and 16  Community Service – Pillow Project
Oct 7 – 11 State Fair Week
Mon Oct 7  Midway Day
Tue Oct 8 Clowning Around
Wed Oct 9 Julius from State Fair
Thu Oct 10 All about Animals – Live Animal Presenation
Mon Oct 14 Art Lessons with June
Thu Oct 17 Zetas come visit
Thus Oct 31 Halloween Contest

Support Group Information

Upcoming Caregiver Support Group Meetings

Date: Tuesday, October 8

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Open Discussion

 

 

Date: October 22

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Jeannine Mosely, New Dawn Hospice
Topic: Advanced Directives Explained

Meetings are sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and are open to the community. Care for your loved one available at no charge during the meeting with advanced reservation.

Upcoming Closure Dates:

Friends Place will be CLOSED on the following days:

Closed for Thanksgiving – Thursday and Friday, Nov 28 and 29, 2019

Closed for Christmas –  Monday – Friday,  Dec 23 through Dec 27, 2019

Early Closure for New Years Eve – Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019 – Close at 4 pm

Closed for New Years Day – Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020