&NA;This article interprets and reports on some of the findings from two NIA‐funded studies of special dementia care units. A focus in the analyses and the interpretation was the degree to which behaviors that are problematic to others change, accompanying differing amounts (minutes) of nursing aide input. Also examined was the degree to which such change, if any, was greater in special care units (SCUs) than in traditional units. Results indicate that there is more “bang for the buck” in SCUs. That is, additional aide time was found to have more impact in special care units than in traditional units, at least insofar as a reduction in problematic behavior is concerned.