Located within Chester County near Philadelphia, Exton, Pennsylvania, is grouped within the West Whitehall Township census data, which shows a population of about 18,385, of whom 12.1 percent are seniors aged 65 or older. Some of these seniors have Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia and are part of the estimated 280,000 people in Pennsylvania diagnosed with Alzheimer's and related cognitive conditions.
Exton has two memory care facilities with 17 more in nearby neighborhoods like Downington, West Chester and Malvern. These facilities, called special care units or SCUs in Pennsylvania, are generally co-located with assisted living residences or personal care homes.