Located just east of Dayton, Xenia is a small community with a population of 26,562. Seniors age 65 or older make up 16.8 percent of the city's population, and some of those seniors are among the 220,000 people in Ohio living with Alzheimer's disease. To support these residents, the Xenia area has five assisted living facilities with memory care units, two within the Xenia city limits and another three located in nearby communities.
The state's assisted living facilities with memory care units and assisted living facilities are regulated by the Ohio Department of Health. Each facility is required to follow preset regulations for property maintenance, security and level of care to ensure all residents have a caring, homelike environment.