Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Median Cost Of Private Nursing Home Rose to 83,950, 24% Over 5 Years

Nursing Home Costs Top $80,000 A Year by Blake Ellis.  CNN Money.  April 9, 2013.

Compare Cost Of Care Across The United States.  Genworth.  April 9, 2013.

Long-term care costs are accelerating.  From 2012-2013 alone the price climbed 4%.  The report in the second link contains a state-by-state analysis of home care, adult day health care, assisted living facility, and nursing home costs.

Home care providers for "non-skilled" services, by contrast, have remained flat over the past five years due to increased competition and the availability of unskilled labor.  Home-health aide is the fastest growing job in the nation.

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