Soulsbyville is part of the Greater Sonora Metropolitan Area, located in Tuolumne County, where more than 55,000 people reside. The area is home to a considerably high senior population, many of whom require residential care after receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease or some other form of dementia, which affects an estimated 650,000 seniors in California.
For seniors with dementia, there are three residential care facilities located nearby. These facilities are officially known as residential care facilities throughout the state and often are housed within assisted living facilities since both levels of care are subject to a similar set of rules. The California Department of Social Services is responsible for regulating all residential care and assisted living facilities.