Newall is the oldest community in Santa Clarita, which is located in northern Los Angeles County, where more than 147,000 seniors have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease or another form of dementia. In Santa Clarita, there are more than 200,000 residents and over 11 percent of the population is made up of seniors age 65 or older, many of whom are living with dementia.
For those with dementia who require residential care, there is one memory care facility located in Newhall with an additional three located nearby in Santa Clarita and Valencia. These facilities, known officially as Residential Care Facilities (RCFs), often provide both memory care and assisted living services, as state provisions are similar for both levels of care. The California Department of Social Services is responsible for regulating all RCFs in the state.