About 7 in 10 adults over age 65 will require long-term care at some point in their lives, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of all residents of long-term care facilities live with cognitive impairment. 

When a senior starts experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer’s or dementia, many families realize that it’s in their loved one’s best interest to seek out memory care, that he or she continuing to live at home without professional help can become unhealthy and unsafe for some people.

What is memory care? What are the benefits of memory care? Begin your research with these links from Caring.com.