What is SLC Senior Advisor?
SLC Senior Advisor is a no-cost guidance and placement service for families looking at assisted living, memory care, nursing homes or in-home help in Salt Lake City, the rest of Salt Lake County and Tooele County, Utah.
The site lays out three things: what Utah's assisted living rule requires of each license type, what the published 2025 cost figures say, and every licensed provider on DLBC's records with its 36-month inspection history. An advisor then helps you shortlist. Licensed communities pay a placement fee after a move-in, and that fee is the reason families pay nothing.
How many seniors and licensed care options are there around Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake and Tooele counties had about 167,529 residents 65 and older on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, and Utah's DLBC lists 69 assisted living licenses and 36 nursing care facility licenses there.
| County | Residents 65+ | Share 65+ | Assisted living licenses | With secure beds | Nursing care facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake County | 158,727 | 13.0% | 65 | 38 | 35 |
| Tooele County | 8,802 | 10.1% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Salt Lake County's 65-and-older population grew from about 135,212 in mid-2020 to 158,727 in mid-2025, an increase of 17% in five years.
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 Oct 30, 2026.
How does Utah license assisted living and memory care?
Utah's DLBC licenses assisted living as Type I, for residents who can get out of the building alone, or Type II, for residents who may need one person's limited help, with 24-hour aide coverage and registered-nurse oversight; memory care is an approved secure unit inside a Type II license.
Read the full licensing explanation or the memory care rules.
What does senior care cost in Utah?
CareScout's 2025 Utah 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; CareScout publishes no Salt Lake City figure and no memory care figure anywhere.
Utah Medicaid does not pay assisted living rent, so the payment plan matters as much as the monthly price. See costs and paying for care.
Where should a Salt Lake family start?
Start from the situation, not the care type: a hospital discharge, a fall, a dementia diagnosis or money running out each point to different first steps, and our situation guides walk through each one.
What we are and aren't
| SLC Senior Advisor is | SLC Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to families | Free; communities pay a referral fee | Paid by you, now or later |
| Data | Utah DLBC licensing records and CMS Care Compare | Aggregator listings or paid placements |
| Ratings | CMS star ratings, labelled as CMS's | Our own scores or rankings |
| Affiliation | An independent referral service | A government agency or Aging and Adult Services |
