New Report Pegs Cost of Skilled Nursing Care at $90,000 Per Year

by Administrator 15. August 2010 10:25
By McKnight's Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living - A new report from independent living consultant Univita Health finds that the national average annual cost for care in a private room at a Medicare-certified nursing home is slightly more than $90,000.

The report analyzes information collected from roughly 2,000 nursing homes, 2,000 assisted living facilities and 2,000 home health agencies, according to the Univita report. The report also finds that a single-occupancy room in an assisted living facility averages $3,300 per month. The national average hourly rate for home health aides provided by a certified home health care agency is $22.14 per hour, the report said.

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