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The term “long-term
care” generally refers to a variety of supportive services for aging or
dependent people. The care may be provided in the person’s home, at an adult
day care center, or in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Care can
range from relatively minor assistance with meal preparation and housekeeping
to more consistent care with medications, bathing and dressing or full-time nursing.
Results of a new survey
of long-term care providers found that the cost of care varies widely by region,
with costs in urban areas of the United States averaging 16% more than in non-urban
areas.
Procedure: A research firm
conducted telephone interviews with long-term care providers in 50 of the United
States. Their responses were compared with prior results to calculate compound
annual growth rates. The cost-of-care survey has been conducted since 2004.
Home care: Nationally, the
average hourly rate for a non-Medicare certified, state licensed home health
aide was $19.18, a cost that amounted to $43,884 per year for 44 hours per week
of care. This was a 4% increase over the hourly rate for a non-Medicare certified
home health aide in 2004 of $18.43.
Adult day health care. Three
different models of adult day health care programs were included: social, medical
and combined. Nationally, more than 980 providers completed the survey. The
average daily private pay rate charged by an adult day health care provider
was $59/day. The average annual cost for five days a week in an adult day health
care facility was $15,236.
Assisted living facilities.
More than 4,500 providers completed the survey of monthly base private pay rates.
A private one-bedroom unit in an assisted living facility had an average annual
cost of $36,090, a jump of 25% since 2004. While community and entrance fee
rates were not included in the average monthly assisted living rate calculations,
33% of the facilities charged a one-time, non-refundable fee ranging from $35
to $118,180, with a national average one-time fee of $2,316.
Source : http://www.icaa.cc
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