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Dear Friend Residentials, Llc

1817 ROYAL CREST DR, Garland, TX, 75043

Type
Assisted living
State-licensed

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.