When a Highland caregiver heads into surgery or a weeks-long trip, or when someone steps down from American Fork Hospital not yet steady enough for home, a short stay at Highland Glen fills the gap. Highland Glen, at 10322 N. 4800 W., is the only senior community in Highland with a short-stay program. Its 72-bed campus carries assisted living and a secured memory-care wing on one property, so a family navigating dementia has a local short-stay option without crossing city limits. A respite guest occupies a furnished room, sits down to prepared meals, receives hands-on personal care and medication help, and has overnight staff on hand until a planned move-out date.
Highland anchors the affluent north end of Utah County between Alpine, Cedar Hills, and Lehi. Its roughly 1,830 residents aged 65 and older lean active and independent, yet the situations that bring families to Highland Glen are the same as anywhere: caregiver relief, a post-hospital recovery, or a trial inside the building before any long-term commitment.
What Happens Inside Highland Glen
Guests who need daily support with bathing, dressing, and medications enter the assisted-living wing. Guests with Alzheimer's or significant cognitive decline enter the secured memory-care side. The daily schedule mirrors what full-time residents receive: dining-room meals, personal care, activities, and overnight staffing. Highland Glen does not run a lighter version of care for short bookings. The minimum-stay floor moves with occupancy, and the memory-care side reaches it earlier than assisted living.
Pricing and Coverage
Highland Glen bills short stays as a daily charge, separate from the long-term monthly figure on this page. Short-stay daily pricing in north Utah County for assisted living in 2026 falls in the $150 to $230 band; the memory-care wing sits above that. The per-day cost generally exceeds a prorated monthly equivalent because a room is held and reset for a brief window.
A Highland Glen stay is private pay in almost every situation. Medicare does not fund assisted-living or memory-care respite; its one narrow provision covers an inpatient break for patients enrolled in end-of-life hospice care, an unrelated program. Utah Medicaid is built for ongoing residential care among eligible participants, not brief community stays. Certain veterans' programs and long-term-care insurance plans may offset part of the cost and each is worth a call.
Room Availability at Highland Glen
Highland Glen is Highland's only senior address, so the practical question is whether a room sits open on the right week. Assisted-living slots rotate with more frequency across the 72 beds. The memory-care wing stays closer to full and cycles slowly, so a family needing a secured setting should reach out ahead of schedule.
Why Families Choose a Highland Short Stay
A Highland Glen stay keeps someone within a few miles of American Fork Hospital's emergency department during any recovery. For a caregiver, a confirmed booking means meals, medications, and overnight supervision are genuinely handled. Two weeks on campus gives a family direct knowledge of staff, meals, and daily pace that no walk-through produces. Short stays at Highland Glen do sometimes turn permanent, not from outside pressure, but because living inside the building settled the question.
Getting the Current Picture
Highland Glen is Highland's only short-stay address, which sharpens the search to one question: does the campus have the right room on the target dates, and what does it cost right now.
A local advisor confirms those specifics before any dates are set. For anyone who needs the secured memory-care side specifically, the advisor also knows how full that wing is running. Get in touch to get a current read before committing to any dates.
