Money for senior care

[Anonymous]

The cost of assisted living, nursing homes and other types of care for older adults has risen dramatically across the country, but it also varies widely by state. Where would you move if care costs more in your state.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/cost-of-nursing-home-eldercare/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3h7FP0lnex7R6BtWmW94PlYo4PeeqyjhoTXL-bp3SydwM-ANNvAx_m60s_aem_AQoIBigDLzDEiSGHTJ4qmwmNZYB-QpbfNSFBWoyZNgUJUOIZqq_98UP3wDKZ24Qz9UQ

[Anonymous]

Don't assume that top end care will be any cheaper. When we shopped around for my grandmother, the cost was essentially the same everywhere, so we left her in place. It's the cheap terrible places that get drastically cheaper as you get further away from high cost of living locations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't assume that top end care will be any cheaper. When we shopped around for my grandmother, the cost was essentially the same everywhere, so we left her in place. It's the cheap terrible places that get drastically cheaper as you get further away from high cost of living locations

+1 High quality care is expensive everywhere. There may be a few percentage points different, but what makes the difference is what percentage of the population is in the market for high quality care versus whatever they can afford.

[Anonymous]

Nice people work everywhere. Which is what mostly matters re: "high quality care". Day to day interaction, conscientiousness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice people work everywhere. Which is what mostly matters re: "high quality care". Day to day interaction, conscientiousness.

Higher end places have nicer facilities, better staff to resident ratios, programming that better integrates the residents into the community and offers things to do. The best senior care facilities resemble high end resorts. The worst put them all in a room with a tv all day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice people work everywhere. Which is what mostly matters re: "high quality care". Day to day interaction, conscientiousness.

This is in part true, but the best people tend to be snatched up by the higher end places in each area. They are also treated better as employees, have lower care ratios, and have more support which makes them nicer.

[Anonymous]

You have to take numbers like that with a huge grain of salt. According to the article nursing home care is 110k in VA, 126k in DC, and 146k in MD. There is no way you can save 25% in care by moving across the line from MD to VA.

[Anonymous]

My experience with my mother was that non-profits offered better care than even the high end for-profits.