The Ridge at Cottonwood
5600 S Highland Dr, Holladay, UT 84121 · Salt Lake County
The Ridge at Cottonwood is a two-level Ridge Senior Living community on Highland Drive in Holladay with assisted living, a 30-unit memory care neighborhood, restaurant-style dining, and underground heated parking.
- Memory Care
- Holladay
- Salt Lake County
- The Ridge
Why Families Choose The Ridge at Cottonwood
- 30-unit secured memory care neighborhood
- Underground parking with heated drives
- Restaurant-style chef-led dining program
- Locally owned, designed, and sourced operator
- Pet-friendly campus accommodating dogs and cats
- Senior apartments and respite stays alongside long-term care
About The Ridge at Cottonwood
The Ridge at Cottonwood is a two-level senior community at 5600 South Highland Drive in Holladay, Utah, in central Salt Lake County. The campus runs as part of The Ridge Senior Living, a locally owned, designed, and sourced operator with multiple Salt Lake County properties. Care offerings on the campus include assisted living, memory care, senior apartments, and respite care for short-term placements.
The building publishes ninety assisted-living units alongside a thirty-unit secured memory care neighborhood. The memory care side is designed with dementia-friendly layouts and secured access, with structured routines and behavior support layered on the daily care plan. Assisted-living residents receive help with bathing, dressing, transferring, medication management, toileting, and meal coordination, with continuous-shift caregiving and personalized care plans built around each resident's level of assistance.
Day-to-day life centers on restaurant-style culinary programming, with chef-prepared meals served daily across the dining venues. The campus also runs a fitness center and a full beauty salon. One distinctive amenity sets the building apart from many Holladay-area communities: underground parking with heated drives, which makes loading family vehicles and visitor arrivals more comfortable through the winter months.
Monthly rates run from about $3,495 entry through about $6,250 for the larger or higher-care apartments per current published listings, with community averages near $4,295. Specific cost depends on the resident's care plan, the apartment size, and the rate sheet active at admission. Pets are welcome on the campus, with dogs and cats accommodated and specifics walked through at move-in. The community has earned local recognition for its design and amenity execution, with architectural collaboration from Beecher Walker Architects on the Holladay-area senior-living typology.
The Highland Drive location places Intermountain Medical Center in Murray roughly seven to ten minutes south for routine and emergency clinical care, with St. Mark's Hospital reachable in about ten minutes north for additional clinical options. Holladay Village Plaza and the Cottonwood Mall redevelopment corridor reach within five minutes for visiting-family meals, with Sugar House Park and the Big Cottonwood Canyon mouth within a short drive for outings.
The combination of the two-level scale, the 30-unit memory care neighborhood, the underground heated parking, the locally owned and designed operator history, and the Holladay-area Highland Drive setting makes The Ridge at Cottonwood a notable Salt Lake County option for families wanting a destination community-format senior building in central Holladay.
Environment
A two-level senior community at 5600 South Highland Drive in Holladay. Common spaces include a fitness center, full beauty salon, and the restaurant-style dining venues, with underground heated parking serving residents and visiting families.
Services
Continuous-shift caregiving covers bathing, dressing, transferring, medication management, toileting, and meal coordination across both care sides. The 30-unit secured memory care neighborhood runs structured dementia routines with dementia-friendly layouts.
Resident Experience
Day-to-day life runs at the destination two-level scale, with restaurant-style dining at the social hub, the fitness center and salon shaping the daily rhythm, and the underground heated parking smoothing visiting-family arrivals through the winter months.
Christie Garcia
Local Senior Advisor, Utah
Advisor Insight on
The Ridge at Cottonwood
Salt Lake County families wanting a Ridge Senior Living locally owned destination community with a 30-unit memory care neighborhood, underground heated parking, and senior-apartment plus respite options find that combination at The Ridge at Cottonwood in central Holladay.
- Best for:
- Salt Lake County families wanting a destination two-level Holladay community with both assisted living and memory care.
- Consider if:
- Care levels run through assisted living and memory care; residents needing 24-hour skilled nursing route to a different setting.
- Ask on tour:
- Memory care neighborhood availability, senior-apartment vs. assisted-living inventory, dining venue rotation, and pet specifics.
- Comparison:
- A locally owned destination community alongside the national-operator multi-care buildings across central Salt Lake County.
Amenities & Services
Review Highlights
Daily life runs at the destination two-level Holladay scale, with the 30-unit memory care neighborhood, restaurant-style dining, and underground heated parking shaping the resident experience.
What People Like
- Locally owned, designed, and sourced
- 30-unit secured memory care
- Underground parking with heated drives
- Restaurant-style culinary program
- Pet-friendly campus
Things to consider
- Care path beyond memory care moves to a different setting
- Pricing climbs at the higher-care apartments
Reviews from Google
Great experience starting with the tour to moving into my lovely apartment. The staff are so friendly and helpful.
Nice place and the food is healthy and tasty.
Such a cozy place. Staff is kind and friendly! The food was delicious!!!!!!!
I previously went to your facility to have dinner with my friend and her aunt who is a current resident there. Coming from a culinary background, I understand how hard a dining staff works. The food was absolutely top-notch, servers were incredibly great. The director's name of…
Jackie is the best.
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Compare The Ridge at Cottonwood with Nearby Communities
Use this comparison to evaluate pricing, care availability, and key differences between similar communities in Holladay, UT.
| Compared | The Ridge at CottonwoodHolladay, UT 4.4 (78) | Holladay Home for the ElderlyHolladay, UT· 0.5 mi 4.4 (17) | Sunrise at HolladaySalt Lake City, UT· 1.4 mi 4.5 (66) |
|---|---|---|---|
Starting price | $3495/mo | $2731/mo | $3648/mo |
Care types | Assisted Living, Memory Care | Assisted Living | Assisted Living, Independent Living, Memory Care |
Total beds | 138 | 13 | 101 |
Memory care beds | 30 | — | 36 |
Medicaid | Not accepted | Accepted | Not accepted |
Pet friendly | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Housing type | Community | Residential | Community |
| View this community | View this community |
The Ridge at Cottonwood
Holladay, UT
- Starting price
- $3495/mo
- Care types
- Assisted Living, Memory Care
- Total beds
- 138
- Memory care beds
- 30
- Medicaid
- Not accepted
- Pet friendly
- Yes
- Housing type
- Community
Holladay Home for the Elderly
Holladay, UT· 0.5 mi
- Starting price
- $2731/mo
- Care types
- Assisted Living
- Total beds
- 13
- Medicaid
- Accepted
- Pet friendly
- Yes
- Housing type
- Residential
Sunrise at Holladay
Salt Lake City, UT· 1.4 mi
- Starting price
- $3648/mo
- Care types
- Assisted Living, Independent Living, Memory Care
- Total beds
- 101
- Memory care beds
- 36
- Medicaid
- Not accepted
- Pet friendly
- Yes
- Housing type
- Community
Location
5600 S Highland Dr, Holladay, UT 84121
Get DirectionsNearby Essentials
- Hospital:Intermountain Medical Center in Murray sits roughly 7 to 10 minutes south for routine and emergency clinical care; St. Mark's Hospital reaches in about 10 minutes north for additional options.
- Dining:Holladay Village Plaza and the Cottonwood Mall redevelopment corridor reach within 5 minutes for visiting-family meals; the broader Highland Drive corridor offers quick-service options.
- Shopping:Holladay Village Plaza and Cottonwood retail cover everyday and destination shopping in 5 to 10 minutes; Sugar House and Brickyard Plaza reach within 10 to 15 minutes north.
An established corridor on Highland Drive in central Holladay, in central Salt Lake County, with mountain views east and the Wasatch foothills nearby.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does The Ridge at Cottonwood offer?
Assisted living, memory care, senior apartments, and respite care. The 30-unit memory care neighborhood runs as a secured side with dementia-friendly layouts and structured routines.
How much does The Ridge at Cottonwood cost?
Monthly rates run from about $3,495 entry through about $6,250 for higher-care or larger apartments per current published listings, with community averages near $4,295. Specific cost depends on the resident's care plan and the rate sheet active at admission, walked through with your senior advisor.
Does The Ridge at Cottonwood accept Medicaid?
The Ridge at Cottonwood operates as a private-pay community per current published records. Specific Medicaid eligibility for the resident's situation is walked through with your senior advisor.
Where is The Ridge at Cottonwood located?
5600 South Highland Drive, Holladay, Utah 84121, in central Salt Lake County. Intermountain Medical Center in Murray is roughly 7 to 10 minutes south.
How is memory care handled at The Ridge at Cottonwood?
Memory care runs in a secured 30-unit neighborhood with dementia-friendly layouts and continuous staffing. Structured routines and behavior support sit at the center of the daily care plan.
How many residents does The Ridge at Cottonwood accommodate?
Aggregator listings publish 90 assisted-living units alongside the 30-unit memory care neighborhood. Senior apartments and respite stays are also part of the offering. Current floor-plan availability is walked through with your senior advisor.
What dining is available at The Ridge at Cottonwood?
Restaurant-style chef-prepared meals are served daily across the campus dining venues, with diet adjustments handled by request. Snacks are accessible between meals.
Does The Ridge at Cottonwood allow pets?
Yes, the campus is pet-friendly. Dogs and cats are accommodated, with size, breed, and any pet-fee considerations walked through with the community at move-in.
Who operates The Ridge at Cottonwood?
The Ridge Senior Living, a locally owned, designed, and sourced operator with multiple Salt Lake County senior-living properties. Architectural collaboration on the Holladay building came from Beecher Walker Architects.
How do I schedule a tour of The Ridge at Cottonwood?
Submit a tour request through the contact form on this page. Your senior advisor follows up within a business day to set the visit and walk through how the central Holladay setting, 30-unit memory care neighborhood, and underground heated parking fit your family's situation.
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