Rankings are done for each type of LTC listed below:

  • In-Home Care (two types)

  • Community & Assisted Living (two types)

  • Nursing Home Facility (two types)


IN-HOME CARE:

Homemaker Services

National median – $26.00 / hour

  1. West Virginia – $18.50 / hour          (29% lower than national median)
  2. Louisiana – $19.00 / hour
  3. Mississippi – $20.00 / hour 
  4. Alabama – $20.00 / hour
  5. Arkansas – $21.95 / hour

Note: Rate shown for each state is the median rate for that state.

Homemaker Services include light-touch assistance with everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, shopping, transportation and companionship. These services are not provided by a skilled nurse.

Home Health Aide 

National median – $27.00 / hour

  1. West Virginia – $18.75 / hour          (31% lower than national median)
  2. Louisiana – $19.50 / hour
  3. Mississippi – $20.00 / hour 
  4. Alabama – $20.20 / hour
  5. Arkansas – $22.00 / hour

Home Health Aide services provide high-touch assistance with activities like eating, bathing, toilet use, moving and putting on clothes (but not injections or catheters). The aide is not a skilled nurse.

 

COMMUNITY & ASSISTED LIVING:

Adult Day Healthcare (ADH) 

National median – $78 / day

  1. Alabama – $35 / day                         (55% lower than national median)
  2. Texas – $36 / day
  3. West Virginia – $50 / day
  4. North Carolina – $55 / day
  5. Georgia – $60 / day

Adult Day Healthcare (ADH) facilities meet the needs of adults who are functionally and/or severely cognitively impaired. Such facilities aim to foster a safe setting with social, health and support services, where members can be independent while being part of a community.

Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) 

National median – $4,500 / month

  1. Missouri – $3,000 / month                (33% lower than national median)
  2. South Dakota – $3,350 / month
  3. North Dakota – $3,391 / month
  4. Kentucky – $3,448 / month
  5. Mississippi – $3,500 / month

Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) are facilities that have been licensed as such by their state. Regulatory standards for licensing vary from one state to another. 

  

NURSING HOMES:

Semi-Private Room (Double Occupancy) 

National median – $260 / day

Texas – $169 / day                                         (35% lower than national median)

  1. Missouri – $173 / day
  2. Oklahoma – $180 / day
  3. Louisiana – $189 / day
  4. Arkansas – $200 / day

Semi-Private Room (Double Occupancy) consists of rooms for two within Medicare-certified nursing homes, which account for more than 90% of nursing homes in the U.S. Daily rates pay for meals, laundry, toiletries, basic nursing, non-prescription generic medications and rent.

Private Room (Single Occupancy)  

National median – $297 / day

  1. Missouri – $195 / day                        (34% lower than national median)
  2. Louisiana – $199 / day
  3. Oklahoma – $180 / day
  4. Arkansas – $200 / day
  5. Kansas – $207 / day

Private Room (Single Occupancy) consists of rooms for one within Medicare-certified nursing homes, which account for more than 90% of nursing homes in the U.S. Daily rates pay for meals, laundry, toiletries, basic nursing, non-prescription generic medications and rent.

 

Source: https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html