Burlington has a population of about 8,800 residents. Despite its small size, the city's senior community makes up over 16 percent of the population, and according to the Alzheimer's Association, as many as one in 10 of these seniors may have Alzheimer's. In Skagit County, where Burlington is located, about 8 percent of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over have Alzheimer's or dementia.
Local families who are seeking memory care for a loved one find three memory care facilities in the Burlington region. Two are in Burlington proper, and the other is in nearby Sedro Woolley. Memory care services are often provided within assisted living facilities that specialize in providing dementia care, though some are freestanding, as is the case with two memory care facilities in the Burlington region.