James L West Center Senior Adult Day Program sits in a three-story building in Fort Worth, Texas, and focuses mostly on care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory problems, offering both daytime and long-term residential care. The program, set up as part of the James L West Presbyterian Special Care Center, started with a mission grounded in the love and compassion of Eunice P. West, and still runs today as a not-for-profit community with a team of experienced caregivers. The center specializes in memory care, respite care, and services crafted for seniors needing companionship, help with daily life, or support through the course of dementia, especially for folks whose families need a break during the day or have jobs outside the home.
The facility works in close partnership with family members, helping everyone find the right balance, while focusing on everyone's unique needs and abilities, so people can keep their dignity and independence, especially in the advanced stages of memory loss. There are programs with activities that help improve social skills and engagement, along with health, nutrition, recreation, and therapy options tailored for each person. The rooms come as studio or semi-private spaces, and the building stays safe and secure for everyone inside, which is especially important when memory problems make wandering a concern. Staff help with housekeeping, transportation, and meals, and there's even beauty care services on site for grooming or a haircut. The day program offers meaningful, structured activities throughout the day, all with the idea of keeping minds active and spirits lifted.
James L West Center stands out in North Texas for its leadership in dementia care, working closely with medical and nursing schools, and also local high schools, to support training, research, and education programs, so new caregivers can learn and families can understand more about what to expect. The nonprofit offers support and education for caregivers, too, knowing it's a hard journey to walk alone, and connects families with resources through the findhelp platform for social care services. It has programs and services that give families both relief and support, and everything here-the therapy, the meals, the social time, the safety-works together to help seniors feel at home and give families peace of mind, in a place that's served the Fort Worth area for many years.
