Welcome to Friends Place Richardson

This year Friends Place Richardson is proudly celebrating 10 years of providing quality services and offering exemplary programs for people affected by dementia as well as their families, in Dallas and Collin county.

Friends Place continues to be  recognized in the community as a leader in dementia care due to innovative approaches and serves as a clinical practicum site for students from Baylor School of Nursing; UT Dallas-School of Behavior and Brain Sciences, Speech and Language Pathology program;  and, Texas Women’s University, College of Nursing and School of Occupational Therapy.

Friends Place Richardson is now contracted with the Dallas Veterans Affairs Community Adult Day Services Program.  Please call for more information.

January

 

TH   3    11:45 Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs

T     8      1:45 Elvis Birthday Celebration

F    11    11:45 Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs

M   14     1:45 Norris Perry Entertains

TH  17   11:00 Guess Speaker Series/Terry Reid,

Reagan/Bush White House

W    23   11:00 Texas Winds Jesuit Seniors Perform

TH   24    1:45 Experience the Drum

TH   31    1:45 January Birthday Party with Anne Hinson

 

ONGOING EVENTS

Mocktail Monday,  January 14th & 28th
Thirsty Thursday,  January 10th &24th
Spanish Made Simple Mondays at 11:15 am
Book Club Tuesdays at 11:15 am
SingFit –  Music, Trivia, Movement M, W, Th at 11:15
Midweek Devotional
–  Thursday, January   3   11:15 am

Art Appreciation on W/TH
Hospital Pillows Service Project

Caregiver’s Support Group Information

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 2 to 3:30 pm. Meetings are sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and are open to the community.

Thursday, January 10th Discussion Group

January 24th 

Educational Meeting with guest speaker Dr. Diana Kerwin

The Latest in Research

 

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        Caregiver Coffee Chat

 3rd Monday/month January 14th 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Drop off your loved one & join us at Love U A-Latte, 541 W. Campbell Ste 125

Other Support Groups

NEW! Frontotemporal/Lewy Body Dementia Combination 
Caregivers Support Group
Meets 1st Monday of each month/starting in January
January 7th  4:00-5:30

Please join us for this important meeting. Call Jackie Coalter
for more information @972-437-2940

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Men-Only Support Group
For you fellows who are full-time caregivers for your wife or mother,
a group to help you with those concerns unique to husbands & sons.

Held the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
Friends Place Resource Room
Thursday January 3 & 17  2:00-3:30 pm

More information? Call: George Davis @ 972-900-9774

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Wives-Only Support Group
Addressing the issues that arise within the ever-evolving
role of being your husband’s full-time caregiver.

Held the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month
Friends Place Resource Room
Tuesday, January 15th  2:00-330 pm

More information? Call: Jackie Coalter @ 972.437.2940