Madison County is located in central Indiana near the capital city and is home to about 130,000 people, almost 18 percent of whom are aged 65 and over. In Madison County, it's projected that about 14 percent of seniors who receive Medicare benefits are living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, compared to the national average of 11 percent.
In Indiana, including in Madison County, memory care facilities are often referred to as dementia special care units. DSCUs may occupy their own standalone building, or they may share campuses with assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Madison County has four memory care facilities, all of which are located in the city of Anderson.