A larger community in a small upscale town
Highland sits between American Fork and Lehi as one of north Utah County's more affluent suburbs, and its assisted living reflects that. Highland Glen is a 72-bed purpose-built community rather than a converted house, with the dining rooms, common spaces, and activity calendar that a larger building can support. It also keeps memory care on site, so the same community can carry a resident from light assisted living help into secured dementia care without a move across town.
What the rate covers, and what it does not
At a community this size the monthly price typically bundles the apartment, three meals a day, weekly housekeeping and linen service, building maintenance, and staff present around the clock. Personal care is the part that varies, since most communities use care tiers, so a resident needing help with only a few daily tasks pays near the base while one needing extensive assistance or close medication oversight moves up. When comparing numbers, families do well to separate the housing-and-meals piece from the care piece, since only the second changes with health.
Paying in an affluent market
Highland households tend to fund assisted living privately, drawing on retirement income, savings, and often the sale of a longtime home in a strong local market. Long-term care insurance, where a policy is in place, can cover a portion of the monthly bill. Wartime-era veterans and their surviving spouses may add the VA's Aid and Attendance benefit. If private resources are eventually exhausted, Utah Medicaid can cover the care portion of assisted living through a waiver for residents who meet the financial and medical criteria, though room and board remain a private expense; families should confirm acceptance for the specific community and level of care.
When needs climb toward memory care
The quiet advantage of Highland Glen carrying memory care is continuity. A resident whose memory declines can move to the secured side on the same grounds, keeping familiar staff and surroundings and sparing the family a second search. American Fork Hospital is close for medical needs, which makes the on-site step-up especially useful for families planning around a condition that may progress.