Toms River is a town of 93,000 residents in Ocean County, New Jersey. Nearly 20 percent of the population is aged 65 and older, with some requiring specialized care for dementia-related disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease and Huntington's Disease. In fact, throughout New Jersey, there are an estimated 170,000 seniors living with dementia.
To care for these people, there are 11 memory care facilities in the Toms River area. Throughout New Jersey, facilities that provide memory care for seniors are officially referred to as assisted living facilities and are subject to the same regulations as those that provide basic assisted living services. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is responsible for regulating all assisted living facilities in the state.