Alzheimers Care in Wyoming

In the search for senior care, Wyoming should be at the top of the list for anyone seeking a quiet retirement surrounded by spectacular scenery and endless opportunities for outdoor recreation.

“Big Wyoming” is actually the least populous U.S. state, with roughly the same amount of total residents as the country’s 30th most populous city — the metro area of Wyoming’s capital and largest city, Cheyenne, has only around 86,000 people. It’s the vastness of the state’s landscape, rather, that earns Wyoming its nickname and draws millions of tourists every year. Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 and known for both its wildlife and its size, is the country’s first national park and Wyoming’s most prominent attraction. Also in the state’s popular northwestern region are the jagged peaks of Grand Teton National Park and the valley known as Jackson Hole. Wyoming’s other natural wonders include the national monuments Devils Tower and Fossil Butte, along with several subranges of the Rockies such as the Granite Mountains, Bighorn Mountains, and Laramie Mountains.

A Place for Mom’s Senior Living Advisors can provide you with a list of communities that provide memory care in Wyoming to help you find one that fits your needs and budget.

Top cities in Wyoming

Buffalo Cody Evanston Gillette Sheridan Worland

Wyoming Memory Care Regulations

Each state regulates senior living communities differently. Because memory care is often provided by assisted living communities, states may regulate memory care within their guidelines for assisted living. You can use APFM’s guide to assisted living regulations to learn more about access to community records in Wyoming.

In Wyoming, memory care communities — sometimes called Alzheimer’s care or dementia care — provide specialized care for seniors who have Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other forms of memory loss. These communities offer personalized cognitive rehabilitation programs alongside assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). Memory care usually includes 24-hour supervision and unique design elements, like outdoor gardens and color-coded walls, to help ease anxiety, agitation, and other symptoms of dementia.

Cost of Living

Overall, the cost of living in Wyoming is considered to be more affordable than the national average. All index scores are based on a scale with the national average set at 100.

Price Indexes

Cost of Living: 91
Groceries: 99
Housing: 72
Utilities: 87
Transportation: 99

Demographics

About 17% of Wyoming’s population are seniors. In the 2016 presidential election, Wyoming leaned strongly conservative.

2016 Presidential Election

22% voted Democratic
67% voted Republican
11% voted third party

Population

Median age: 38
Over the age of 55: 30%
2018 population: 577,737
2020 population: 575,350
Estimated 2025 population: 569,427

Miscellaneous

38% regularly attend a religious service
34% consider themselves atheist, agnostic, or a non-believer
The state has a total of 948 congregations
There are 46 Masonic lodges in the state

Climate and Weather

With significant changes in elevation throughout the state, Wyoming has several different climate classifications. In the grasslands of the state’s eastern region — which is part of the Great Plains — the climate is largely classified as cold semi-arid or warm-summer humid continental, with a potential for extreme temperature swings in both summer and winter, and not much precipitation. In the many mountain ranges spread across Wyoming’s central and western regions, temperatures become much cooler, with climate classifications including subarctic and tundra in the higher elevations. Some mountainous areas receive abundant snowfall throughout the year.