Provo Senior AdvisorHow much does senior care cost in Utah County?
CareScout's 2025 Utah medians run about $5,233 a month for assisted living, $8,669 for a semi-private nursing home room, $7,484 for 44 hours a week of home care and $3,033 for weekday adult day health; there is no published Provo-Orem or memory care figure.
Last verified: November 2026| Care type (Utah, 2025) | Annual median | About per month | Change | U.S. median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living community (private one-bedroom) | $62,790 | $5,233 | +12% since 2024 | $74,400 |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $104,025 | $8,669 | +4% since 2024 | $114,975 |
| Nursing home, private room | $127,750 | $10,646 | 0% since 2024 | $129,575 |
| Home care, non-medical caregiver (44 hrs/week) | $89,804 | $7,484 | +3% since 2024 | $80,080 |
| Adult day health care (5 days/week) | $36,400 | $3,033 | not reported | $24,700 |
Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey, rates collected from providers July to November 2025, released March 2, 2026.
Monthly figures are CareScout's annual Utah medians divided by 12; the hourly home-care, daily adult-day and daily nursing-home figures divide the annual median by CareScout's own basis (44 hours x 52 weeks; 5 days x 52 weeks; 365 days).
Who pays for senior care in Utah County?
Most families start on private funds; Medicare pays only for short skilled stays, home health and hospice; Utah Medicaid covers long-term nursing home care and, through the New Choices and Aging waivers, services in assisted living or at home; VA Aid and Attendance helps eligible veterans and survivors.
No public program pays assisted living rent in Utah. Budget for room and board from the resident's own income even when a waiver covers the care.
Where can Utah County families get free benefits help?
MAG Aging & Family Services screens for in-home programs at 801-229-3804 and offers free SHIP Medicare counseling at 801-229-3819.
New Choices Waiver questions go to the state program office at 801-538-6155, option 6.
Costs & Paying: all guides
What senior care costs in Utah County
CareScout's 2025 Utah medians for assisted living, nursing homes, home care and adult day care, and what Provo, Orem and Lehi families should know about local pricing and memory care.
Open guide →The New Choices Waiver in Utah County
How Utah's New Choices Waiver (NCW) works for Provo and Utah County families: who qualifies, the 90-day and 365-day paths, covered services, room and board, and how to apply.
Open guide →The Aging Waiver and MAG's in-home programs
How Utah County seniors get the Medicaid Aging Waiver, the state-funded Alternatives program and Veterans Directed care through MAG Aging & Family Services, with eligibility, services and phone numbers.
Open guide →Utah Medicaid for long-term care
Utah Medicaid long-term care for Provo and Utah County families: the $2,000 resource limit, spousal protections, what Medicaid pays in a nursing home and how waivers fit in.
Open guide →VA Aid and Attendance in Utah County
VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound rates for December 2025 to November 2026, the $163,699 net worth limit, how care costs reduce countable income, and the state veterans home in Payson.
Open guide →What Medicare covers, and what it doesn't
Medicare coverage for Utah County seniors: skilled nursing after a hospital stay, home health, hospice, and why Medicare never pays assisted living or long-term custodial care, plus free SHIP counseling at MAG.
Open guide →Side by side
| These pages give you | These pages do not give you | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Utah's published 2025 medians | A Provo or memory care figure that does not exist |
| Programs | How New Choices, the Aging Waiver, MAG programs and the VA work | An eligibility decision |
| Limits | Resource limits from Utah's rule | Legal or tax advice |
