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.

November

W     6    1:45 Entertainer Norris Perry    

TH    7  11:45 Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs

F      8   11:45 Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs

F      8    1:45 Class Act Patriotic Tap Performance

M    11    2:00 Veterans Day Salute

T     12   1:45 Tony Macaroni Performs

TH   21 11:00 Texas Winds Musical Hootenanny

TH   21  1:45  November Birthday Party w/Tommy Ray

W    27 12:00 Family & Friendsgiving Luncheon

ONGOING EVENTS

Mocktail Monday,  November 4th & 18th
Thirsty Thursday, November 14th
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, November 14 th  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.

 

Educational Program

Thursday, November 14th

Helping Yourself in an Emergency

Self-administered CPR, Burns, etc.

Presented by Vital Pulse

(One meeting this month due to Thanksgiving holiday)

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        Caregiver Coffee Chat

 2nd  Monday/month November 11th  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

November 4th 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 November 7th & 21st 2:00-3:30 pm

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

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Ladies-Only Support Group

NEW DAY
Addressing the issues that arise within the ever-evolving
role of being your husband’s full-time caregiver.

Held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
Friends Place Resource Room
Wednesday, November 6th & 20th  2:00-3:30 pm

 

More information? Call: Jackie Coalter @ 972.437.2940