Assisted Living Facility in DeSoto, TX — A Place Called Home

Our licensed DeSoto Type B assisted living facility provides 24/7 small-home support for up to six residents. Families comparing assisted living, senior living, residential care homes, or nursing home alternatives in DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, Cedar Hill, and Red Oak can call about availability, pricing, tours, or waitlist options.
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Open and licensed in DeSoto
The DeSoto home is open now as a licensed Texas Type B assisted living facility. Families can call about current availability, waitlist timing, care fit, private-pay questions, and tours.
Texas License: 312833
Facility ID: 105996
Small-home setting for up to 6 residents
24/7 caregiver presence
Trust and care fit
How our small-home model works
Our small-home model keeps the resident count intentionally low so caregivers can learn daily routines, food preferences, mobility needs, medication schedules, and family communication preferences.
Care philosophy
Care starts with a direct conversation about what a loved one needs each day. If assisted living is not the right level of care, we will say that clearly.
Who this home is designed for
Designed for families comparing assisted living, residential care homes, memory support questions, and nursing home alternatives near DeSoto.
Next step for families
Call to discuss current DeSoto availability or ask whether a private tour makes sense for your family.
Facility Details
Licensed by Texas Health and Human Services as a Type B Assisted Living facility.
TX License
312833
Facility ID
105996
Small-home assisted living for DeSoto families who want personal attention
A Place Called Home is a licensed Type B assisted living facility in DeSoto, Texas, designed for families who want a smaller residential setting instead of a large senior living campus. With up to 6 residents, the home is intentionally personal: caregivers can learn daily routines, food preferences, mobility needs, medication schedules, and family communication preferences.
Families visit us from DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, Cedar Hill, Red Oak, and nearby Dallas County communities when they are searching for assisted living in DeSoto, TX and a loved one needs daily support, safer supervision, meals, housekeeping, laundry, activities, and help with activities of daily living. We are non-medical assisted living, not a home health agency, in-home care service, hospital, or skilled nursing facility, so we help families understand whether our home is the right fit before a move is planned.
If you are comparing assisted living options in DeSoto, the best next step is a direct conversation. Call us to discuss current availability, care needs, room options, private-pay pricing questions, and whether a private tour makes sense for your family.
Care, cost, and tour questions
Is a small six-resident assisted living home the right fit for my loved one?
What daily support is included with meals, bathing, dressing, grooming, laundry, and housekeeping?
How does medication management work with physician-prescribed medications?
What care needs would require a higher level of medical or skilled nursing support?
What is the current room availability and how does private-pay pricing change by support needs?
Assisted living vs nursing home facilities in DeSoto
Many families search for nursing homes in DeSoto when they are really trying to understand the right level of care. A Place Called Home is assisted living, so we focus on daily residential support, supervision, meals, routines, and family communication. If skilled nursing or a hospital-level setting is needed, we will say that clearly.
Assisted living may fit when a loved one needs:
Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, meals, laundry, or housekeeping.
Medication reminders and medication management support.
A safer daily routine with 24/7 caregiver presence.
A quieter residential care home instead of a large senior living campus.
A nursing home may be needed when care requires:
Ongoing skilled nursing care or complex medical monitoring.
Rehabilitation services ordered after a hospital stay.
Medical equipment or clinical support beyond assisted living.
A care plan that a physician says requires a higher medical setting.
How much does assisted living cost in DeSoto, TX?
Most families comparing assisted living across the Dallas–Fort Worth area see monthly rates commonly ranging from about $3,500 to $5,500 or more, depending on the community, the room, and how much daily support a resident needs. Small-home care in southern Dallas County generally falls within that range while offering far more one-on-one attention than a large campus.
When you call, we will walk through current DeSoto rates and exactly what is included — the private residential setting, chef-prepared meals, 24/7 caregivers, medication management, housekeeping, laundry, daily activities, and family updates — and how different support needs affect pricing, so there are no surprises.
Ways families pay for assisted living
Care at our DeSoto home is typically funded privately. Families most often use retirement income and savings, proceeds from a family home, long-term care insurance, or the VA Aid & Attendance benefit for qualifying wartime veterans and surviving spouses. If you are not sure what is realistic for your situation, call us and we will talk through it honestly.
What your monthly rate conversation covers
Private residential room in a licensed 6-resident home
Chef-prepared meals and senior nutrition support
24/7 caregiver presence, including overnight
Medication management for physician-prescribed medications
Housekeeping, laundry, and daily activities
Care-plan updates and direct family communication
Inside Our DeSoto Home
A real residential home — not a facility hallway. Schedule a tour to see the rooms, meet caregivers, and get a feel for daily life.




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What's Nearby
Explore the neighborhood around our DeSoto home — churches, parks, hospitals, restaurants, and more, all just minutes away. Conveniently located for families from DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, Cedar Hill and Red Oak.
Our home sits in a quiet DeSoto residential neighborhood with easy access from I-35E and US-67 — about 10 minutes from Methodist Charlton Medical Center and Duncanville, about 15 minutes from Lancaster, Cedar Hill, and Red Oak, and roughly 20 minutes from much of south Dallas. Pharmacies, parks, churches, and everyday shopping are all close by, which keeps regular family visits easy.
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Send Us a Message
Have a question about current DeSoto availability, our waitlist, or services? Send a message and our team will follow up as soon as possible during office hours. For urgent questions, call us directly.
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