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Follow on Google News | Assisted Living Costs Rise 5 Percent According To Long Term Care Insurance ReportThe average cost for one month in an assisted living community is $3,350 according to the 2012 AALTCI Long Term Care Insurance Sourcebook which compiles data on costs for home care, assisted living and skilled nursing home care.
The average monthly cost paid last year was $3,350-per-month according to the 2012 Long Term Care Insurance Sourcebook http://www.aaltci.org/ “For a growing number of aging seniors assisted living is the perfect way to get help with things like preparing meals, getting around and simple housekeeping chores,” explains Jesse Slome, executive director of AALTCI. “If you need medical support or skilled nursing, that’s typically provided in a nursing home.” The Association’ “While many people associate long term care insurance with nursing homes, the truth is that most new long-term care insurance claims pay for care in the person’s own home or an assisted living community,” Slome points out. Less than a third (31%) of newly opened claims last year were for nursing home care according to the Association’ The average age when someone moves into an assisted living community is 84.6 years and the average length of stay for all assisted living residents is 22 months. “People today want choice and control about where they are going to live as they age,” explains Slome, one of the nation’s leading long term care insurance experts. “They want to be as independent as possible for as long as possible and the benefit of having long term care insurance is that it provides the funds to permit just that.” To learn more and to compare long term care insurance costs http://www.aaltci.org/ End
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