In North Carolina, approximately 170,000 people have Alzheimer's, according to figures from the Alzheimer's Association. This figure is expected to grow to 210,000 by 2025, which is an increase of 23.5 percent.
Wake County, NC, is located in the central part of the state and is North Carolina's second-most populous county. Its estimated population as of July 2017 is 1,072,203 residents, 11.2 percent of whom are 65 or over. To accommodate seniors in Wake County with Alzheimer's or dementia, there are 25 memory care facilities in Wake County.
Memory care facilities are officially known state-wide as Special Care Units (SCUs) within Adult Care Homes (ACHs). North Carolina classifies ACHs as a type of assisted living residence (ALR). Â