Provo Senior Advisor
What does Provo Senior Advisor do?
Provo Senior Advisor is a free guidance and placement service for families comparing assisted living, memory care, nursing homes and in-home help anywhere in Utah County, Utah, from Lehi and Eagle Mountain to Provo, Orem and Santaquin.
The site gives you the state's licensing rules in plain language, the published Utah cost figures, and every licensed provider in the county with its DLBC inspection history. When you want a shortlist, an advisor helps. Communities pay a placement fee after a move-in, so families never pay us.
How many seniors live in Utah County, and how much licensed care is there?
About 67,099 Utah County residents were 65 or older on July 1, 2025, up 24% since mid-2020, and DLBC lists 44 assisted living licenses and 15 senior nursing care facilities in the county.
| Part of the county | Residents (2025) | Assisted living licenses | Licensed beds | Secure beds | Nursing facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North county | 355,845 | 17 | 922 | 158 | 4 |
| Provo and Orem | 225,833 | 12 | 806 | 181 | 6 |
| South county | 161,595 | 15 | 667 | 184 | 5 |
Older adults are still only 8.8% of the county's 759,859 residents, one of the youngest age profiles in the country, but the 85-and-older group already numbers about 6,813.
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025) and Vintage 2025 incorporated-place totals. Licenses: Utah DLBC records, data as of Nov 6, 2026.
How are assisted living and memory care licensed in Utah County?
Utah's DLBC issues Type I assisted living licenses for residents who can evacuate on their own and Type II licenses for residents who may need one person's help, with a registered nurse and round-the-clock aide coverage; locked memory care is an approved secure unit inside a Type II license.
What will care cost a Utah County family?
Utah's 2025 CareScout medians are about $5,233 a month for assisted living, $8,669 for a semi-private nursing home room and about $39.25 an hour for home care; nobody publishes a Provo-Orem or memory care median.
Because Utah's home care rates are high relative to its assisted living, the point where a move becomes cheaper than paid help at home comes sooner than many families expect. See costs and paying.
Where does a Utah County family begin?
Begin with what just happened, not with a care type: a hospital discharge, a fall, a dementia diagnosis, a parent moving from out of state or savings running low each lead to different first steps.
What we are, and what we are not
| Provo Senior Advisor is | Provo Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free to families; communities pay a referral fee | Billed to you now or later |
| Data | Utah DLBC records and CMS Care Compare | Paid placements or scraped listings |
| Ratings | CMS stars, labelled as CMS's | Our own scores |
| Affiliation | An independent referral service | A government agency or MAG |
