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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

Is in-home care or assisted living cheaper in Indiana?

It depends on hours needed. At Indiana's 2025 median of $35 an hour, a 40-hour week of home care already costs more than Indiana's assisted living median of $5,639 a month. Below roughly 30-35 hours a week, home care is often cheaper; above it, a community usually wins.

What's the difference between a nursing home and assisted living in Indiana?

A nursing home is licensed in Indiana as a Comprehensive Care Facility, providing 24-hour skilled nursing care and carrying a federal CMS star rating. Assisted living is licensed as a Residential Care Facility, a lower level of care with no CMS rating.

What's the difference between hospice and palliative care?

Palliative care focuses on symptom relief and quality of life, and can run alongside curative treatment at any stage of an illness. Hospice is for a life-limiting illness when a physician expects six months or less if the disease runs its normal course, and generally means curative treatment has stopped.

What license does Indiana require for assisted living?

Indiana licenses assisted-living-type communities as Residential Care Facilities (RCF) under 410 IAC 16.2-5 and Indiana Code 16-28-2, issued by the Indiana Department of Health. It is a single license type -- Indiana does not tier assisted living into Type A/Type B categories the way Texas does.

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