STATEWIDE DAILY LONG TERM CARE COSTS

Kiplinger, 1999

Alabama	$103	Maryland	151	Rhode Island	155
Alaska	413	Massachusetts	201	South Carolina	118
Arizona	137	Michigan	127	South Dakota	100
Arkansas	118	Minnesota	133	Tennessee	156
California	156	Mississippi	100	Texas	130
Colorado	117	Missouri	105	Utah	115
Connecticut	202	Montana	100	Vermont	100
Delaware	129	Nebraska	142	Virginia	115
Florida	120	Nevada	130	Washington	177
Georgia	102	New Hampshire	199	Washington, DC	184
Hawaii	127	New Jersey	192	West Virginia	125
Idaho	136	New Mexico	144	Wisconsin	166
Illinois	133	New York	178	Wyoming	100
Indiana	141	North Carolina	126
Iowa	101	North Dakota	100
Kansas	110	Ohio	151
Kentucky	127	Oklahoma	92
Louisiana	90	Oregon	142
Maine	175	Pennsylvania	149

Here are the average daily nursing home costs per region for a private room: (Met Life 2000)

Albany, NY $200 Miami, FL $123

Atlanta, GA $110 Middlesex Cty., NJ $195

Baltimore, MD $163 Milwaukee, WI $179

Battle Creek, MI $195 Minneapolis, MN $106

Birmingham, AL $105 Nashville, TN $135

Boston, MA $278 New Brunswick, NJ $161

Bristol County, VA $199 New Haven, CT $227

Buffalo, NY $193 New Orleans, LA $97

Charleston, SC $108 New York, NY (Manh) $295

Chattanooga, TN $136 Newark, DE $139

Cherry Hill, NJ $193 Newark, NJ $228

Chicago N. Suburbs $165 North Metro Atlanta, GA $131

Chicago S. Suburbs $138 Oakland, CA $157

Chicago, IL $120 Oklahoma City, OK $134

Cincinnati, OH $127 Omaha, NE $149

Cleveland, OH $200 Orlando, FL $125

Columbia, SC $120 Pensacola, FL $123

Columbus, OH $162 Philadelphia, PA $163

Dallas, TX $149 Phoenix, AZ $152

Dayton, OH $162 Pittsburgh/Napa Cty., CA $127

Denver, CO $141 Pittsburgh, PA $181

Des Moines, IA $102 Portland, ME $192

Detroit, MI $113 Portland, OR $144

Dover, NH $200 Providence, RI $160

Fairfax County, VA $172 Provo, UT $135

Flint, MI $134 Raleigh, NC $120

Florence & Decatur Cty., AL $108 Richmond, VA $147

Fort Wayne, IN $137 Rochester, NY $187

Gary, IN $98 Salt Lake City, UT $135

Grand Rapids, MI $154 San Antonio, TX $114

Greensboro, NC $132 San Diego, CA $149

Hartford, CT $210 San Francisco, CA $169

Hibbing, MN $90 Savannah, GA $103

Houston, TX $111 Seattle, WA $174

Huntsville, AL $113 Springfield, MA $181

Indianapolis, IN $161 Stamford, CT $286

Int. Falls, MN $91 St. Louis, MO $138

Jacksonville, FL $150 Summit, NJ $242

Kansas City, KS $117 Syracuse, NY $196

Las Vegas, NV $133 Tampa, FL $128

Lehigh Valley, PA $167 Toledo, OH $128

Long Beach, CA $138 Trenton, NJ $195

Los Angeles, CA $122 Tucson, AZ $149

Macon, GA $98 Washington, DC $165

Maryland (Suburban D.C.) $173 Winston-Salem, NC $137

Here are the average hourly home health care aide costs from a licensed agency in selected areas:

Alameda, CA $19 Mercer County, NJ $16

Allegheny, PA $16 Miami, FL $14

Atlanta, GA $15 Milwaukee, WI $17

Baltimore, MD $15 Minneapolis, MN $19

Battle Creek, MI $15 Monroe County, NY $17

Birmingham, AL $14 Nashville, TN $14

Boston, MA $19 New Castle, DE $20

Chattanooga, TN $15 New Orleans, LA $13

Chicago, IL $17 New York, NY $14

Cleveland, OH $17 Oklahoma City, OK $14

Columbia, SC $13 Omaha, NE $16

Columbus, OH $16 Onandaga, NY $15

Dallas, TX $15 Orlando, FL $15

Danbury, CT $21 Pensacola, FL $14

Dayton, OH $16 Philadelphia, PA $14

Denver, CO $22 Phoenix, AZ $17

Des Moines, IA $18 Providence, RI $15

Detroit, MI $17 Raleigh, NC $15

Essex, NJ $16 Richmond, VA $13

Ft. Wayne, IN $17 San Antonio, TX $12

Gary, IN $16 San Francisco, CA $17

Grand Rapids, MI $16 Savannah, GA $12

Hartford, CT $24 Seattle, WA $19

Hibbing, MN $14 St Louis, MO $19

Houston, TX $16 Stamford, CT $19

Indianapolis, IN $17 Tampa, FL $16

Jacksonville, FL $14 Toledo, OH $15

Kansas City, KS $16 Tucson, AZ $15

Lansing, MI $16 Washington, DC $16

Las Vegas, NV $18 Winston-Salem, NC $14

Los Angeles, CA $17