Louisville, Colorado, a home rule community in Boulder County, has population is 18,376 — about 10 percent of whom are aged 65 and older and is one of the AARP Network's Age-Friendly States. In Colorado about 71,000 people live with Alzheimer's disease and related cognitive conditions. To care for Louisville seniors with Alzheimer's and related diseases, the city has two memory care facilities, with another 34 located in nearby communities, such as Longmont and Westminster.
Memory care facilities are standalone or co-located with assisted living facilities, or assisted living residences, as they are called in Colorado. The staff at memory care facilities receives specialized training and is overseen by the state's Department of Public Health and Environment.