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With the expectation that more N.F.L. players will suffer dementia from repeated head hits, businesses that cater to people with memory loss are gearing up for what could be droves of new clients in the near future. One company, Validus, based in Tampa, Fla., has gone the furthest, striking a deal last year with the N.F.L. Alumni Association to provide special treatment to former players with dementia. (Belson, 3/22)

The expansion of memory-care living facilities is part of the ongoing evolution of senior citizen residential care, which has seen rapid changes over the past few decades. Few people move directly into nursing homes anymore. Rather, the first move these days for elderly Americans entering the last stages of life is usually into their own apartments within an assisted-living facility. Only later do they move into a skilled-nursing facility as their care needs expand. “Going from nothing to everything is rare,” Schnure said. Memory care is the latest wrinkle in the earlier slice of the continuum. About 70% of memory-care units are add-ons to assisted-living facilities. Only about 30% are free-standing, according to the NIC. (Sandler, 3/19)