Comments on: Average Nursing Home Costs

By: Margo Arrowsmith

Margo Arrowsmith — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:03:57 +0000

I agree! I wrote a post that is just below yours, but will repeat the two most important points. 1. When the money runs out, they are sent back home anyway, with no money to hire help or a medicaid home, which are very hard to find in any condition.

2. The guy, after explaining that they would be discharged when their money ran out actually said that the ‘mistake’ most people make is that they wait until they need assisted living before coming to them’. He thought they should move in when they could take care of themselves, so they would already be there when they couldn’t.

By: Margo Arrowsmith

Margo Arrowsmith — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:00:36 +0000

I was astounded at the cost a a decent assisted living place. A tiny little room, with meals and it would have been about what you talk about. The problem was that only Mom needed it, Dad was taking care of her, and he needed to know that Mom would be safe when he went to the store. However, they were going to charge double for the same room if he moved in with her. AND since she needed care, they added charges to that, even though Dad would still have been doing all of her care.

The kicker was that when their money ran out, and it would have been less than two years, they would have to leave and find something else. That probably would have been home with me and there would have been no money at all to hire help.

Then the guy actually said that the mistake most people made was that they didn’t move to these places until they needed them!

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:44:24 +0000

The costs are really staggering. I think some kind of home health care would be a better option for when it’s still realistic. Save while you can and allow them to live at home comfortably.

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global life and accident insurance company — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:24:01 +0000

If more people were better informed regarding the costs of elder care, it would be a tremendous help when the time comes for them to make the move.

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internet marketing nottingham — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:32:45 +0000

All over I think nursing home care is a HUGE cost and the sad part is, people are hardly prepared to deal with this until they’re forced to make a decision. And often, it’s already too late.
But there is another option, an affordable one, home care business, have you considered these ones too?

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By: Chris Rivard

Chris Rivard — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:43:44 +0000

In Minnesota, nursing home monthly costs range from $4,100 to $11,160. The average cost per person is $6,000/Mo. In Minnesota assisted Living Facilities, rents can range from $1,500 to $3,000/Mo. Almost always, residents pay for additional personal services that increase the cost to $3,000 to $7,500/Mo.
As a home health care agency for seniors, we appreciate this blog on the costs of facilities.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:32:12 +0000

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