Miamisburg, OH, a small suburb to the southwest of Dayton, is home to 20,000 people and it has more seniors than average for the state, with an estimated 17.3 percent of residents age 65 and over. Some of them are in need of care for Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other cognitive impairments.
In Miamisburg, there are 13 memory care facilities, with more in the mostly suburban surrounding area. Memory care in Ohio is sometimes called Alzheimer's care by the Ohio Department of Health, which regulates and inspects residential care facilities of all types in the state. These facilities are often located adjacent to assisted living communities, which are also licensed as long-term residential care facilities.