Alhambra, California, is an eastern residential suburb of the greater Los Angeles metro area, adjacent to Pasadena and home to 85,000 people, 16.7 percent of whom are seniors age 65 and over. For those seniors in Alhambra living with advanced Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and other forms of dementia, the city has 11 memory care facilities that provide long-term residential care.
All adult residential care facilities in California, including memory care, assisted living and nursing homes, are licensed to operate through the California Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing Program, which monitors conditions statewide for facility safety and health rules.