Dear Friend Residentials, Llc
1817 ROYAL CREST DR, Garland, TX, 75043
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 312589
- Service type
- Type B
- Licensed capacity
- 9 beds
- Current license effective
- August 14, 2025
- Current license expires
- August 14, 2028
- Initial license date
- August 14, 2025
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Dear Friend Residentials, Llc (Limited Liability Company (LLC))
- Administrator
- Ruth Romero
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Dear Friend Residentials, LLC is a 9-bed Type B assisted living home in Garland, Dallas County, licensed under Ruth Romero. The license was issued August 14, 2025 — this is a newly opened facility with no inspection history yet on record. No memory care is offered. Licensed capacity is 9 residents total.
Written from state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Experience before this license
The license was issued August 2025, making this a brand-new operation — ask what care experience the administrator and staff brought before opening.
Staffing levels and coverage
With 9 licensed beds, ask how many staff are on-site during day, evening, and overnight shifts and what happens when someone calls out sick.
Type B care scope
Texas Type B homes serve residents who may need staff assistance evacuating; ask specifically which care needs the home can and cannot accommodate.
Inspection and complaint history
No state inspection results are available yet for this address — ask when the first licensing inspection is expected and whether any complaints have been filed.
Backup and emergency procedures
Ask how the facility handles medical emergencies, power outages, or a situation where the administrator is unavailable, given the small size of the operation.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.