Memory Care Facilities in Van Buren, AR for 2023

Van Buren is located in Crawford County, Arkansas, where more than 11 percent of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and up have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Some of these seniors may live in Van Buren, which has a senior community that makes up more than 13 percent of the town's population of 24,000 people. 

The Van Buren region has two memory care facilities, with one in the city and one in nearby Fort Smith. In the Van Buren region, as in all of Arkansas, memory care facilities are officially called Alzheimer's special care units, and they are licensed and regulated by the Arkansas Department of Human Services. 

• Van Buren's overall crime rate is considerably higher than the national average for cities of all sizes, including 73 percent of the cities in Arkansas. When compared only to cities with similar population sizes, Van Buren's crime rate is quite a bit higher than the median. Families may want to find out how the memory care facility they choose keeps residents and their belongings safe.
  
• Summers in Van Buren are hot and humid, with July highs in the low-90s, and winters are cold and wet, with January lows in the low-30s. The area receives just 5 inches of annual snowfall, which may make winter travel easy for families visiting loved ones in local memory care facilities.
  
• Van Buren is a very affordable place to live, which may be appealing to seniors and families with tight memory care budgets. Overall, living costs are about 20 percent below the national median, and healthcare expenses are about 15 percent lower here than in the nation as a whole. 
  
• In Arkansas, seniors do not pay state income tax on their Social Security benefits, but other types of retirement income are partially taxed. This may impact how much money can be budgeted toward memory care in Van Buren.

Financial Assistance for Memory Care in Van Buren

Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Memory Care in Arkansas page.

More Ways to Pay for Memory Care

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in Arkansas page.

Van Buren and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in a memory care community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.

To see a list of free memory care resources in Van Buren, please visit our Memory Care in Arkansas page.

Directory of Winners in the Van Buren Area

Van Buren-area memory care communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all memory care communities in Arkansas are required to follow. Visit our Memory Care in Arkansas page for more information about these laws.