Friends Place in DeSoto is open for in person services.  Please contact the center at 972-274-2484 for more information.

 

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.

June 2023

Tue 6/13 Birthday Celebration with Jim Gatlin

Wed 6/14 Flag Day with Flag Folding Ceremony

Wed 6/21 First Day of Summer with Sherry Hamilton

Web 6/21  Art with June

Wed 6/21 Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs

Fri 6/23 Father’s Day Fishing Tournament (with REAL fish!)

Week of 6/26 Staycation to Greece

Fri 6/30 – Community Service Pillow Project

Every Tuesday Cooking Class

Every Wednesday Book Club

Every Thursday Thirsty Thursdays with Special Mocktails

Mon 6/21 Sign up for Beauty Shop Services with Kelly

 

 

 

Support Group Information

Upcoming Caregiver Support Group Meetings

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

Tuesday, June 27
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm

Speaker: Hannah Doles, PharmD
Topic: Medications and The Elderly

 

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.

Screening:
Each person coming to stay for an extended period of time, upon entering the building, will have their temperature taken and will be asked screening questions. Anyone who has a fever (99.5˚F/37.5˚C) will not be allowed into the building, until they can produce a doctor’s note that they do not have COVID-19 or any other communicable diseases that could spread throughout the Center and they have no symptoms.

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 5-day quarantine.

Each person that has come into contact with a confirmed case of COVID19 and are symptomatic themselves will be expected to self-quarantine for 5 days 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

Screening:
Once inside, employee will take the member’s temperature. Per CDC-recommendation, all members families have signed an acknowledgement that they are confirming negative answer to the following when they drop off their loved one:
Do you have any of the following symptoms:

  • 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, they will not be allowed to attend that day.