Provo Senior AdvisorWhat do Provo Senior Advisor's guides cover?
Our 12 guides cover Utah's Type I and Type II licenses, secure memory care units, DLBC inspection records, costs and Medicaid waivers, MAG services, hospital discharge and moving a parent to Utah County, each checked against Utah or federal sources.
New guides publish on a schedule, and the newest always appears in the footer of every page. Each opens with a short answer, includes at least one table and closes with the questions families ask.
How do the guides differ from the reference pages?
The rules, cost and directory pages are reference material; each guide takes one decision or situation and walks through it the way a Utah County family meets it, linking back to the reference pages.
If a guide and a reference page ever disagree, we correct the reference page first and then the guide.
America's Youngest Big County Is Aging Fast: What Utah County's Numbers Mean
Utah County's 65-and-older population grew about 24% in five years even as the county stayed one of the youngest in the nation. What that means for families planning senior care now.
Read the guide →November 2, 2026Small Residential Homes or Large Campuses? Assisted Living Size in Utah County
Utah County's assisted living runs from 8-bed homes in Springville to a 222-bed campus in Provo. What size changes in daily life, cost and care, and how to tell which suits a parent.
Read the guide →October 29, 2026Home Care or Assisted Living in Utah County? Finding Your Break-Even Point
Utah's home care rates run high relative to its assisted living, so paid help at home overtakes the cost of a move sooner than many families expect. A worked example with Utah's 2025 medians.
Read the guide →October 26, 2026Senior Care Options for Veterans in Utah County
The Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, VA Aid and Attendance, and MAG's Veterans Directed program: how Utah County veterans and surviving spouses can pay for care.
Read the guide →October 23, 2026Utah County Nursing Homes in 2026: CMS Ratings, Staffing and Turnover
How Utah County's certified nursing homes compare on CMS star ratings, nurse staffing hours, turnover and federal deficiencies, and what those numbers can and cannot tell a family.
Read the guide →October 19, 2026What State Inspectors Found at Utah County Assisted Living, 2023 to 2026
DLBC's public record holds 109 findings at Utah County's 44 assisted living licenses over 36 months. What was cited most, how serious it was, and how to use a building's own record on a tour.
Read the guide →October 15, 2026Leaving Utah Valley Hospital or Timpanogos Regional? A Discharge Checklist
What Utah County families should ask during a hospital stay, how Medicare rehab coverage works, and how to choose among local skilled nursing facilities before discharge day.
Read the guide →October 11, 2026Moving a Parent to Provo or Orem From Another State: A Checklist
Many Utah County families bring an aging parent from out of state. The paperwork, benefits and timing that change with the move, and the order to handle them.
Read the guide →October 7, 2026Where Utah County's 523 Memory Care Beds Are, and How to Compare Them
Every Utah County assisted living license with secure memory care beds, ranked by bed count, plus what fully secure houses and campus wings each offer a family.
Read the guide →October 3, 2026Calling MAG's Senior Helpline: What Utah County Families Should Expect
Mountainland Association of Governments runs Utah County's Area Agency on Aging. What happens when you call 801-229-3804, which programs it screens for, and how to prepare.
Read the guide →September 29, 2026North County or South County? Choosing Where in Utah County a Parent Should Live
Lehi and American Fork, Provo and Orem, or Spanish Fork and Payson: how hospitals, licensed beds, traffic and family visits should shape where an aging parent settles in Utah County.
Read the guide →September 25, 2026Utah County Assisted Living by the Numbers: 44 Licenses, 2,395 Beds
A plain count of every state-licensed assisted living facility in Utah County, where the beds are, how many are locked memory care, and what the totals mean for a family starting a search.
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