Yolo County occupies a large, and largely rural, low-lying flood plain west of the Sacramento River and north of the San Francisco Bay Delta. The county has very few cities and is home to 220,000 people, with just over 12 percent being seniors age 65 and older, many of them living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Only four dedicated memory care facilities operate in the county, though many dementia care facilities are associated with local assisted living or skilled nursing facilities.
All such residential long-term care facilities are licensed by the California Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing program, which conducts regular inspections to verify health and safety, staff training and quality of care issues at the site.