Douglas County is a suburban and rural area midway between Denver and Colorado Springs with sunny weather and grand views of both mesas and mountains. With a growing senior population, it is part of the state's effort to address Alzheimer's and related conditions, which affected 49,000 residents in 2000 and is expected to grow to 110,000 by 2025.Â
Currently, Douglas County has a below average percentage of seniors 65 and over by the U.S. Census 2017 estimate but that is quickly changing. It has only 28 memory care facilities, with a total county population of about 335,000. According to the local government, the county's growth in the 60-and-older population is highest in the nation, with one-quarter of county residents expected to meet that criteria by 2030.