Day Program

Our goal is to support and enhance our members’ lives by focusing on their abilities, strengths, experiences, and knowledge. We recognize the inherent dignity and worth of all people, regardless of age or diagnosis. Friendship Center is open 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. We serve a continental breakfast, healthy hot lunch, and an afternoon snack daily. Program participants include those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, individuals with physical or mental limitations, and individuals who may be socially isolated and lonely and feel more comfortable in a supportive setting. Days and hours of attendance can be arranged to meet individual needs.

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Types of activities available include:

Cognitive Stimulation Activities

Our dementia activity specialists engage our members with dementia through mentally challenging games and exercises such as Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune games, trivia, and crossword puzzles. We have interactive programs including current events discussion groups that help to keep our members in touch with what’s going on in the world.

Therapeutic Activities

We have music, massage, art and pet therapy, reminisce groups, and intergenerational programs focusing on members’ long-term and remaining memories and abilities, and often provide comfort to those with dementing illnesses.

Interesting and Fun Activities

Other activities at our program in include Adult Education Omega classes, bingo, exercise classes, and holiday and birthday celebrations.

Visit our new center located on

820 N. Fairview Ave. at

Cathedral Oaks in Goleta

Now Open!