What is adult day care in Utah?
Utah defines adult day care as care and support for three or more functionally impaired adults through a program of social, recreational and related support services in a licensed setting, for part of the day.
It gives family caregivers daytime relief and gives participants structure and company.
How many adult day programs are licensed around Salt Lake City?
DLBC lists 1 adult day care license and 1 small health care facility license with licensed addresses in Salt Lake and Tooele counties; many adult day programs operate under other agencies or inside other licensed settings, so ask Aging & Adult Services for current options.
What does adult day care cost in Utah?
Utah's 2025 median for adult day health care is $36,400 a year at five days a week, about $140 a day.
Both the Aging Waiver and the New Choices Waiver list adult day services among what they can pay for.
Where are adult day care providers located in Salt Lake and Tooele counties?
By licensed address, the cities with the most adult day care licenses are Salt Lake City (1).
| City | Licenses |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 1 |
Browse them all in the directory, filtered by city.
What should families ask an adult day program?
Ask about hours and transportation, staff training in dementia care, how medications are handled during the day, the daily activity schedule, and how the program communicates with families.
Ask Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services or Tooele County Aging Services about current adult day options and waiver coverage.
How does adult day care help family caregivers in Salt Lake?
Adult day care gives a working or exhausted family caregiver predictable daytime hours off while the participant gets supervision, meals and activity, which often lets a parent keep living at home longer.
At Utah's 2025 median of about $140 a day, five days of adult day care costs far less than the same hours of in-home care at about $39.25 an hour. Many families combine a few adult day days with evening help from family or an agency.
Which adult day care providers have held a Utah license the longest?
The longest-licensed adult day care provider with a Salt Lake or Tooele County address on DLBC's records is Neighborhood House (ADC), first regulated Aug 1, 2022.
| Facility | City | License type | First regulated | License status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood House (ADC) 1050 West 500 South, 84104 | Salt Lake City | Adult day care | Aug 1, 2022 | Regulated, expires Aug 31, 2027 |
Longevity shows continuity, not quality; check each license's status and history on DLBC's search.
At a glance
| Adult day care is | Adult day care is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Hours | Daytime, part of the week | Overnight or residential |
| Goal | Activity, supervision and caregiver respite | Skilled nursing |
