The village of Lombard, which is situated in the northeastern region of Illinois, is home to nearly 44,000 people, over 15 percent of whom are 65 and over. According to the Alzheimer's Association, as many as one in 10 of the village's senior population may be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, which affects 220,000 Illinois seniors.
To provide local seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia and their families with the support they need, Lombard has three memory care facilities. Those who look outside the city proper find an additional 16 facilities in nearby cities like Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn and Bensenville. In Lombard, memory care may be provided within a supportive living facility, which is a type of facility that cares exclusively for those with dementia, or an assisted living facility that is licensed and certified to provide dementia care.