Can a Type I assisted living facility offer memory care in Utah?
Not in a locked unit. Only a Type II facility with approved secure beds may admit residents with dementia to a secure unit; a Type I facility can serve someone with cognitive impairment only if they can still get out of the building alone.
If a Type I home describes itself as memory care, ask whether it has secure beds on its DLBC license; it should not.
How do I find licensed memory care near me in the Salt Lake Valley?
Our memory care directory lists every assisted living license in Salt Lake and Tooele counties with secure beds on DLBC's monthly report, sortable by bed count and city.
Use it with the facility profile pages, which show each license's inspection record.
What is a wander risk management agreement?
It is a written agreement, required for each Utah secure-unit resident, negotiated with the resident or responsible person, that sets out how the facility will manage the risk of the resident wandering or trying to leave.
Ask what monitoring, door alarms and staffing the agreement relies on, and how families are notified after an elopement attempt.
How many staff must be in a Utah memory care unit at night?
Utah requires at least one direct-care staff member in the secure unit continuously, day and night, but sets no ratio beyond that.
Ask for the actual overnight staffing for the unit and whether those staff also cover other parts of the building.
Will a memory care unit keep a resident until the end of life?
Often, with hospice: Utah allows hospice residents to stay in assisted living with safeguards, but a resident who needs 24-hour continual nursing expected to last more than 15 days, or who cannot be helped out of the building by one person, must move to a higher level of care.
The secure-unit admission agreement must list the discharge criteria. Read them before move-in.
Does the New Choices Waiver work in memory care?
Yes, for eligible residents the waiver can pay for services in a licensed assisted living facility, including a secure unit, while the resident's income pays room and board.
Ask each memory care building whether it accepts New Choices residents and at what room-and-board rate.
At a glance
| Utah memory care requires | Utah memory care does not require | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | A Type II license with approved secure beds | A separate license |
| Staff | At least one direct-care staff inside at all times | A numeric ratio |
| Source | Utah rules, DLBC, DHHS, county and federal pages | Legal, medical or financial advice |
