Skagit County, nestled in northwest Washington, has a population of 116,901. Just over 16 percent of those residents are seniors aged 65 and older and may be among the 110,000 seniors in Washington living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. There are four memory care facilities in the county to house and support these seniors, with two located in Burlington, and the other two in Sedro Woolley and Anacortes.
In Skagit County and the rest of Washington, memory care facilities are known as Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and are overseen by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long-term Support Administration Department.