An estimated 130,000 residents in Massachusetts have Alzheimer's disease, and this number is expected to grow to 150,000 by 2025, an increase of 15.4 percent. Bristol County, Massachusetts has a population of 561,483 residents, and 16.7 percent of them are 65 or over. For residents who have Alzheimer's disease or dementia in Bristol County, there are nine memory care facilities to choose from.
In all of Massachusetts, including Bristol County, memory care facilities are known as Dementia Special Care Units (DSCUs). Special Care Residences, or SLRs, may be part of some assisted living facilities in Bristol County that are designed specifically for residents with dementia, Huntington's disease or other memory impairments.