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AlzheimersNet is your resource to memory care in Ithaca, NY. Memory care communities provide housing and care for people age 65 and older with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. Memory care enables seniors with memory impairment to stay as active and engaged as possible, while living in a dignified, safe and secure setting. Our local Senior Living Advisors have local expertise in dementia care in Ithaca, NY and surrounding areas. After an initial consultation, your advisor will send you a list of memory care communities that fit your loved one's specific requirements for care and living preferences, as well as your family's budget.
Memory Care Costs in Ithaca, NYPrice varies widely depending on location, care required, size of the resident's living space and the level of luxury at the community. The price of memory care in Ithaca ranges from $3,950 to $5,250 a month.
Cities near Ithaca, NY offering memory care options
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Memory Care Costs in Nearby Cities
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Facts about Ithaca
The official website for the city of Ithaca is http://www.cityofithaca.org/.
Ithaca is represented by Mayor Svante Myrick.
The city of Ithaca is in central New York and is the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area. This contains the municipalities of the Town of Ithaca, the village of Cayuga Heights, and other towns and villages in Tompkins County. The city of Ithaca is located on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York. It is named for the Greek island of Ithaca.Ithaca is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League school of over 20,000 students, most of whom study at its local campus. Ithaca College is located just south of the city in the Town of Ithaca, adding to the area's "college town" atmosphere. Nearby is Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3). These three colleges bring tens of thousands of students who increase Ithaca's seasonal population during the school year. Some students settle in the area after graduation. The city's voters are notably more liberal than those in the remainder of Tompkins County or in upstate New York, generally voting for Democratic Party candidates.In 2010, the city's population was 30,014, and the metropolitan area had a population of 101,564. Some students have become more politically active in the city. In 2004, Gayraud Townsend, a 20-year-old senior in Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, was sworn in as alderman of the city council, the first black male to be elected to the council and the youngest African American to be elected to office in the United States. He served his full term and has mentored other student politicians. In 2011 Cornell undergraduate student Svante Myrick was elected as the youngest mayor of the city of Ithaca.Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca is the North American seat of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.