Provo Senior AdvisorHow many memory care units are there in Utah County?
Memory care in Utah is counted as secure beds inside Type II assisted living licenses; our memory care directory lists every Utah County license with secure beds on DLBC's latest monthly report.
Buildings that advertise memory care but report zero secure beds cannot lock residents in.
Can memory care keep a resident until the end of life?
Often, with hospice, but not always: a secure-unit resident must still be able to exit with one person's limited help, and the discharge criteria in the secure-unit agreement can require a move to a nursing home.
Read the discharge criteria before signing.
What should we ask on a memory care tour?
Ask how many staff are in the unit on each shift, how staff handle exit-seeking and agitation, what dementia training they have, how activities are planned, and which situations would end a stay.
Visit in late afternoon to see how the unit handles sundowning.
Does Utah require dementia training for staff?
Yes. Annual in-service training for assisted living staff must include dementia and Alzheimer's content, and direct-care staff in a secure unit complete at least 4 of their 16 one-on-one training hours there.
Ask how long the unit's caregivers have worked there.
What does memory care cost in Utah County?
No public memory care median exists for Utah; Utah County secure units set their own prices, usually above regular assisted living, so get written quotes for the full monthly charge.
Ask whether the New Choices Waiver is accepted.
Is adult day care an option before memory care?
Yes. Adult day care gives a person with early or moderate dementia supervision and activity during the day while family caregivers rest or work, often delaying a move.
See our adult day care page for licensed programs.
How do we know when it is time for memory care?
It is usually time when a parent's safety depends on someone watching closely, such as when they wander, leave doors or the stove unsafe, or cannot be calmed without one-on-one attention, and family can no longer provide that around the clock.
A doctor's input helps, but the daily pattern a family sees is often the deciding evidence.
Do Utah County nursing homes have locked units too?
Some do. DLBC's monthly report shows secure beds at a few Utah County nursing care facilities, which can serve people with dementia who also need skilled nursing.
Our nursing home list and profiles show the license details for each one.
Quick facts
| Utah memory care has | Utah memory care lacks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rules | Secure-unit agreements and a staffing floor | A separate license |
| Data | Secure bed counts by license | A published price median |
| Source | Utah rules, DLBC, DHHS, MAG and federal pages | Legal, medical or financial advice |
