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Memory Care in your area

Secured, dementia-specific care. Indiana requires a written Alzheimer's and Dementia Special Care Disclosure (IC 12-10-5.5), not a separate state certification.

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Indiana regulates memory care through the Indiana Department of Health.

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Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. Indiana requires a written Alzheimer's and Dementia Special Care Disclosure under Indiana Code 12-10-5.5, not a separate state certification -- ask to see the disclosure document itself, by name.

Short answer

We list 54 verified memory care providers across your metro. Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Ask to see Indiana's required Alzheimer's/Dementia Special Care Disclosure document, by name.
  • Ask specifically about wandering and exit-seeking. Secured courtyards, door alarms and staffing patterns vary far more than brochures suggest.
  • There is no published median price for memory care in Indiana or any other state. Get quotes in writing from each community.
Memory care regulation in Indiana. Indiana requires a written Alzheimer's/dementia disclosure under IC 12-10-5.5, not a separate state certification. Read the full explanation →

Verified memory care across the region

We list 54 verified memory care providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

See all 54 in the directory →

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Questions families ask

What should I do if someone is in immediate danger?

Call 911 first. Adult Protective Services is not an emergency responder and does not dispatch immediate help -- it investigates reports after the fact. Use 911 for anything urgent, then follow up with APS or the ombudsman as appropriate.

Who has to report suspected elder abuse in Indiana?

Indiana is a mandatory-reporting state: anyone who suspects neglect, battery, or exploitation of an endangered adult (18 or older, incapacitated, and harmed or threatened) is required to report it, not just healthcare or facility staff.

My parent is being discharged from an Indianapolis hospital in 72 hours. What now?

Ask the case manager for the discharge plan in writing, confirm whether your parent was admitted as an inpatient or held under observation status (only inpatient stays count toward Medicare's skilled-nursing benefit), and ask which facilities have actually accepted the referral -- not just which ones were contacted.

Does Medicare pay for a nursing home stay after a hospitalization?

Medicare covers a limited skilled-nursing-facility stay only after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, for rehabilitation, not long-term placement. Time spent under observation status does not count, even after multiple nights in a hospital bed -- ask the hospital directly which status applies.

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