According to the MetLife Mature Market Institute, the average nursing home rate is $229 per day, or $83,585 per year. The increase follows a 3.3% increase from 2008 to 2009. The highest average daily nursing home rates are in Alaska; lowest in Louisiana. Rates for a private room in an...
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Long-Term Care Costs Rose in 2009; Another Reason to Consider Your Alternatives
The 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs shows that private room nursing home rates rose 3.3% to $219 per day or $79,935 per year, while assisted living base rates also rose 3.3% on average to $3,131 per month. Home healthcare...