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Assisted Living - General Costs 2008 (MetLife survey)
Annual Survey of assisted living costs finds annual average costs reach over $36,000. Variation by city (80 major markets) from average cost per month under $2000 (North Dakota base rate) to $4708 (southern Maine). Average is under $2500 in many non-metro markets, Los Angeles, Orlando, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Grand Rapids MI, Rochester MN, Kansas City MO, Omaha, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, and Spokane WA. About 52% provided Alzheimer's and dementia care, with an additional add-on fee for memory care; average base rate was $51,204 per year. October 2008
Assisted Living, Home Health, Nursing Home Average Costs 2009 (Genworth)
Average cost for home health aide in a Medicare-certified agency was $46 per hour nationwide and $18.50 per hour from a non-Medicare certified (but still licensed) provider. A private one bedroom Assisted Living facility cost nearly $34,000 per year ($2825 per month), with New Jersey, Massachusetts and Alaska averaging $54,000 to $57k per year. Semi-private nursing home room rate was $183 per day, with Alaska at a whopping $520. Skilled nursing home private room averaged $203 per day in the US. All states, many cities listed. Average adult day care and homemaker rates also shown. Survey by Genworth Financial (CareScout) between January and March 2009; published April 2009
Cost of Assisted Living, Home Health Aides, Nursing Homes (2008 Northwestern)
Northwestern Mutual surveyed assisted living facilities, home health agencies and Medicare-certified nursing homes in about 100 major metro regions in all states and DC. in Oct.-Nov. 2008. Average rate for assisted living was over $3400 per month ($41,000 per year). Average daily rate for nursing home care was $210 per day; home health aides averaged $26 per hour, but could be found as low as $10 per hour or well over $80/hr. depending on city. Caution: cities are not listed in alphabetical order, so be patient in finding your region. Also, home health care does not include professional nursing rates in this report (table labels may be misleading.) Full report (33 pg) published Feb 2009
Home Health Aides and Adult Day Care Costs, 2008 (MetLife)
MetLife Mature Market Institute 2008 survey findings on average costs for home health and adult day center services. National average daily cost for adult day care was $64 per day; average hourly rate for home health aides was $20, and homemakers were $18 per hour. Report shows variation by state or selected cities. For example NYC had a $107 daily rate for adult day center, while Rochester, NY was at $52 per day, and Montgomery AL at $27 per day. Home health aide cost averaged $17 per hour in New York City, $18 in Chicago, and just $12 in Shreveport LA. Chicago's day center rate was just $50/day - lower than average prices in Denver ($61), Pittsburgh PA ($53) but higher than San Antonio TX ($32). California day center rates were on the high side from $69 in San Francisco to $77 in San Diego. Home health aides were highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ($28). Inquire about fuel surcharges or mileage fees. July-August 2008 survey published Sept. 2008 (2009 Update-report has been removed. Link to press release only)
Long-Term Care Data (AARP) 2009
Statistical report by AARP (Across the States 2009: Profiles of Long-term Care and Independent Living) includes home health and nursing home utilization data from 2007 and average 2008 prices for home health, nursing home and assisted living facilities (p. 33). States with Green House projects shown on p. 25. Individual state detail. Full report is 368 pages
North Dakota Nursing Home Daily Rates, 2009 (pdf)
Average Daily Charges for each nursing facility listed in the 2009 Edition from the ND state health dept. Consumers who are not familiar with the complicated Case Mix Rate System that professionals use, might look at the last two columns labeled Range - Low, High, to get an idea of average cost, and ignore the other 34 columns of data. It might be easier to call the nursing homes you are interested in, and ask them for specific price information. Statewide average was $139 to $323 per day. List of nursing home administrators and directors of nursing, plus descriptions of the case mix categories are in the back of the document; 54 pages
Nursing Home Average Costs, 2008 (MetLife Survey)
MetLife surveyed nursing homes in 83 major markets in all states and DC. in Sept. 2008. Average daily rate for nursing home care found to be equivalent to $70,000 to $77,000 per year (range by city for private room, from $90 in parts of Louisiana to $515 per day in parts of NJ and Hawaii). Example of city rates: Chicago nursing home Semi-Private daily rate ranged from $114/day to $220/day, with an average of $156. Report includes Assisted Living costs. Easy to read report, published October 2008
South Carolina - Average Medicaid Payments for Health Care Services - 2007
SC Department of Health & Human Services shows how much the state paid for Medicaid costs, by type of service. Average amount paid per visit (July 2006 to June 2007) is shown statewide for Inpatient Hospital Services ($7500), Clinics ($1168), Nursing Home Facilities ($25,403), Pharmacy, Physicians, Dentists, DME and more. Consumers can also compare what each provider was paid, by clicking on SELECT, although services may differ among Medicaid patients. Full charges (prices) are NOT shown. Medicaid Transparency Reporting project