Olmsted County has nearly 155,000 residents, including over 23,000 of whom are aged 65 and over. In this county, a little less than 9 percent of seniors who receive Medicare benefits are living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, compared to the national average of 11.3 percent. There are four memory care facilities in Olmsted County, all of which are in Rochester.Â
In this Olmsted County and the rest of Minnesota, memory care facilities are officially called special care units. In many cases, memory care services are offered in assisted living facilities, which may also be called housing with services establishments in the state. Facilities that offer memory care must register annually with the Department of Health.Â