Fallbrook, CA, is a medium-sized inland community near San Clemente, immediately east of Camp Pendleton in the northern San Diego urban area. Roughly 30,000 people live in Fallbrook, 15 percent of them seniors age 65 and over, many of them living with Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease or another form of dementia.
For seniors who need full-time supervision and help following their doctors' treatment plan, the area in and around Fallbrook has two memory care facilities maintained by trained staff. They assist seniors in their care with daily living activities, such as personal care and meal service, as well as helping with physical and mental therapy prescribed by a doctor. All residential care facilities in California are required by law to be licensed through the California Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing Program, which inspects properties for quality of care.