In California, 650,000 seniors have been diagnosed with dementia disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease. In cities such as Fairfield, where nearly 12 percent of residents are over the age of 65, there are several memory care facilities that provide full-time care to dementia patients and offer support to their loved ones and caregivers. Fairfield itself is home to two of these facilities, and an additional seven are located nearby in cities such as Vacaville and Napa.
Many of California's memory care facilities also offer assisted living services to the elderly, as the state has established similar provisions for both levels of care. Officially, facilities that provide memory care and assisted living services to the elderly in California are known as residential care facilities.