The small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia, has just over 6,000 residents, roughly 8 percent of whom are aged 65 and over. Some of this city's seniors are among the state's 140,000 people who are currently living with Alzheimer's, a disease that accounts for between 60 and 80 percent of dementia cases, according to Georgia's Division of Aging Services.
While Stone Mountain is a relatively small city, it is home to two memory care facilities. Families seeking out more options will find two dozen more facilities nearby in cities such as Decatur, Tucker and Norcross. In Stone Mountain, as in the rest of Georgia, memory care may be provided in memory care units within assisted living communities or in personal care homes.