4.7.5Segment

Memory Care & Dementia Services

Dedicated memory care communities and programs serving residents with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

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Verticals

Overview

Memory Care & Dementia Services covers dedicated communities and programs serving residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, providing secured, specialized care. It is typically a higher-acuity, higher-rate tier within or adjacent to assisted living.

Demand is growing structurally with the rising prevalence of Alzheimer's and dementia as the population ages, and the specialized, private-pay nature of memory care supports premium rates. It is consolidating within senior-living platforms and as a standalone specialty.

Market snapshot

FragmentationConsolidating

Within assisted living (NAICS 623312); the Census Bureau does not separate memory care, so the segment is not separately sized.

Business model & economics

Revenue model
Premium private-pay monthly memory-care fees
Recurring revenue
High — recurring monthly occupancy
EBITDA margin
Premium rates against higher staffing intensity
Capex intensity
High
  • Higher-acuity, higher-rate tier of senior care.
  • Rising Alzheimer's/dementia prevalence drives demand.
  • Specialized, private-pay, premium-rate model.

M&A deal context

Moderate deal activity

Who’s acquiring

Senior-living & memory-care operatorsHealthcare REITsPE-backed platforms

What’s driving deals

  • Rising dementia prevalence.
  • Premium private-pay economics.
  • Consolidation within senior-living platforms.

Verticals in this segment

  • 4.7.5.1Memory Care Chains & Networks

    Multi-site memory care operators building national or regional platforms.

  • 4.7.5.2Memory Care Units in AL Facilities

    Dedicated memory care neighborhoods within assisted living facilities.

  • 4.7.5.3Standalone Memory Care Communities

    Facilities exclusively serving residents with dementia.

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