Long-Term Care Cost Comparison
Rates quoted on this page are based on the 2008
MetLife Market Survey on Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs and
the 2008 MetLife Market Survey of Adult Day Services and Home Care Costs.
For more information on these surveys, you may view the articles by
clicking on the following links (PDF document; will open in new window):
2008
MetLife Market Survey on Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs
2008
MetLife Survey of Adult Day Services and Home Care Costs
Click on your state in the map
below to see your state's average
long-term care costs, or to see a comprehensive comparison chart, click
here.
|
State
|
Average
Daily Cost of Nursing Home Care
|
Average
Hourly Cost of Home Health Care |
Average
Monthly Cost of Assisted Living Care |
Average
Daily Cost of Adult Day Services |
|
Semi-Private
|
Private
|
Home
Health Aide |
Homemaker |
|
Alabama
|
$161
|
$167
|
$18 |
$16 |
$2,425
|
$34 |
|
Alaska
|
$566
|
$577
|
$25
|
$21 |
$4,645
|
$80 |
|
Arizona
|
$171
|
$214
|
$21 |
$19 |
$2,947
|
$79 |
|
Arkansas
|
$129
|
$152
|
$16 |
$15 |
$2,289
|
$53 |
|
California
|
$201
|
$249
|
$22 |
$20 |
$3,132
|
$74 |
|
Colorado
|
$180
|
$200
|
$24
|
$19 |
$3,121 |
$66 |
|
Connecticut
|
$335
|
$362
|
$27 |
$19 |
$4,286
|
$73 |
|
Delaware
|
$221
|
$239
|
$21 |
$19 |
$4,053
|
$65 |
|
DC
|
$269
|
$295
|
$19 |
$18 |
$4,414
|
$100 |
|
Florida
|
$191
|
$218
|
$17 |
$16 |
$2,748
|
$54 |
|
Georgia
|
$159
|
$171
|
$17 |
$17 |
$2,732
|
$57 |
|
Hawaii
|
$299
|
$306
|
$23 |
$21 |
$3,566
|
$59 |
|
Idaho
|
$180
|
$192
|
$18 |
$17 |
$2,847
|
$91 |
|
Illinois
|
$159
|
$202
|
$20 |
$19 |
$3,444
|
$58 |
|
Indiana
|
$157
|
$195
|
$22
|
$19 |
$2,573
|
$77 |
|
Iowa
|
$132
|
$156
|
$23 |
$20 |
$2,424
|
$51 |
|
Kansas
|
$136
|
$147
|
$18 |
$17 |
$2,736
|
$77 |
|
Kentucky
|
$168
|
$184
|
$20 |
$19 |
$2,831
|
$67 |
|
Louisiana
|
$127
|
$132
|
$16 |
$14 |
$2,318
|
$48 |
|
Maine
|
$231
|
$255
|
$21 |
$20 |
$4,571
|
$90 |
|
Maryland
|
$218
|
$248
|
$19 |
$18 |
$3,659
|
$76 |
|
Massachusetts
|
$286
|
$302
|
$25 |
$22 |
$4,192
|
$56 |
|
Michigan
|
$195
|
$203
|
$19 |
$18 |
$2,943
|
$70 |
|
Minnesota
|
$127
|
$149
|
$28 |
$22 |
$2,524
|
$64 |
|
Mississippi
|
$176
|
$184
|
$16 |
$16 |
$2,541
|
$49 |
|
Missouri
|
$131
|
$147
|
$18 |
$18 |
$2,628
|
$67 |
|
Montana
|
$163
|
$174
|
$19 |
$17 |
$2,790
|
$83 |
|
Nebraska
|
$144
|
$158
|
$22 |
$17 |
$2,407
|
$62 |
|
Nevada
|
$189
|
$213
|
$19 |
$18 |
$2,611
|
$79 |
|
New
Hampshire |
$247
|
$266
|
$26 |
$22 |
$3,732
|
$60 |
|
New
Jersey |
$259
|
$287
|
$21 |
$18 |
$4,009
|
$81 |
|
New
Mexico |
$158
|
$189
|
$18 |
$16 |
$2,772
|
$61 |
|
New
York |
$306
|
$314
|
$21 |
$18 |
$3,362
|
$79 |
|
North
Carolina |
$173
|
$192
|
$17 |
$16 |
$2,988
|
$46 |
|
North
Dakota |
$132
|
$150
|
$20 |
$20 |
$1,980
|
$73 |
|
Ohio
|
$186
|
$203
|
$19 |
$18 |
$2,987
|
$51 |
|
Oklahoma
|
$125
|
$153
|
$18 |
$16 |
$2,346
|
$47 |
|
Oregon
|
$205
|
$231
|
$20 |
$18 |
$2,827
|
$91 |
|
Pennsylvania
|
$228
|
$243
|
$20 |
$18 |
$2,846
|
$57 |
|
Rhode
Island |
$225
|
$246
|
$24 |
$20 |
$3,319
|
$60 |
|
South
Carolina |
$164
|
$183
|
$17 |
$16 |
$2,726
|
$48
|
|
South
Dakota |
$155
|
$169
|
$21 |
$19 |
$2,341
|
$60 |
|
Tennessee
|
$158
|
$172
|
$20
|
$17 |
$2,807
|
$56 |
|
Texas
|
$130
|
$177
|
$17 |
$16 |
$2,882
|
$40 |
|
Utah
|
$149
|
$192
|
$24 |
$22 |
$2,425
|
$53 |
|
Vermont
|
$231
|
$248
|
$24 |
$22 |
$4,375 |
$141 |
|
Virginia
|
$182
|
$202
|
$17 |
$16 |
$3,651
|
$60 |
|
Washington
|
$219
|
$238
|
$22 |
$21 |
$2,799
|
$62 |
|
West
Virginia |
$193
|
$203
|
$17 |
$16 |
$2,933 |
$66 |
|
Wisconsin
|
$196
|
$216
|
$22 |
$18 |
$3,208
|
$54 |
|
Wyoming
|
$174
|
$187
|
$21 |
$21 |
$2,741
|
$77 |
| Nationwide
Average |
$191
|
$212
|
$20
|
$18
|
$3,031
|
$64 |
|
