The cost of assisted living was up 38% in RI last year.

According to a comprehensive national survey by Genworth Financial, long-term care costs were up in most out-of-the-home settings and are uniformly well above national levels:

RI Cost U.S. Cost RI Premium RI Rank RI 2020-2021 Increase U.S. 2020-2021 Increase
Homemaker Services $68,640 $59,488 15% 12th 3% 11%
Home Health Aide $71,500 $61,776 16% 7th 1% 13%
Adult Day Health Care $21,580 $20,280 6% 23rd 11% 5%
Assisted Living Facilities $81,915 $54,000 52% 3rd 38% 5%
Nursing Home: Semi-Private Room $113,150 $94,900 19% 19th 9% 2%
Nursing Home: Private Room $120,450 $108,405 11% 20th -2% 2%

Keep in mind that these were the increases and costs before the state began enforcing legislation making Rhode Island’s minimum staffing mandates for nursing homes perhaps the most extreme on the planet.  Those six-figure costs in Rhode Island at the bottom of the table are sure to explode in this year’s version of the survey.

 

Featured image by Matthew Bennett on Unsplash.

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