Located about 26 miles southwest of Chicago, Romeoville is home to 39,632 people, 9 percent of whom are age 65 and older. Some of these seniors are part of the 220,000 people in Illinois living with Alzheimer's disease. To serve these residents, Romeoville has one memory care facility within the city limits, and there are 5 more facilities located nearby.
The Illinois Department of Health is responsible for licensing and regulating all of the state's memory care facilities, including those in the Romeoville area. Facilities that accommodate people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia have secured units within supportive care facilities.