Genworth recently updated data about the cost of various services in the aging continuum of care. åÊ Overall, while the cost of care among all care providers has steadily increased,the cost of facility-based providers has grown at a much greater rate than that for home care. åÊ Here is how...
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Nursing Home Costs Top $84,000 a Year (VIDEO)
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Nursing Home Costs Top $84,000 a Year
The Genworth 2013 Cost of Care Survey shows that the cost of receiving care in a setting such as an assisted living facility or nursing home is dramatically increasing, while the cost to receive care at home through homemaker services or a home health aide is rising at a much...
AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners (VIDEO)
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AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of 458 skilled nursing or assisted living facilities from across the country earned a Bronze, Silver or Gold from the three-tiered award program which commends...
2011 LTC Costs Met Life
The Met Life Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs published recently. This survey, conducted in conjunction with LifePlans, Inc., contains daily private-pay rates for private and semi-private rooms in licensed nursing homes, monthly base rates for assisted living communities, hourly rates for home health aides from licensed agencies and agency-...
Joint Commission Awards First Disease-Specific Certifications to Nursing Homes
Claremont Rehabilitation and Living Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Forest Villa Nursing Care in Niles, Illinois, became the first nursing homes in the country to be certified under The Joint Commissionäó»s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program.æ This is significant because it adds another level of quality that you can now...
Long-Term Care Insurance Deductibles Increase in ’11
Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), issued a release yesterday that says The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced increased deductible levels for long-term care insurance policies that will be purchased in 2011. The deductible limits under Section 213(d)(10) for eligible long-term care...