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September, 2005
 The MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home & Home Care Costs, September 2005
Each year, the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducts a market survey of nursing home and home care costs in the United States. In 2005 the survey was expanded to include hourly rates for homemaker/companion services. The 2005 survey was conducted by telephone in 87 major markets in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. LifePlans, Inc., a risk management and consulting services firm providing support to the long-term care insurance industry, conducted the survey for the MetLife Mature Market Institute. Daily private pay rates for long-term care or custodial care were obtained for private and semi-private rooms in licensed facilities. Hourly rates were obtained for home health aides from licensed agencies, and for agency provided homemaker/companion services.
National findings [included:]
- The average daily rate for a private room in a nursing home is $203, or $74,095
annually
- The average daily rate for a semiprivate room in a nursing home is $176, or $64,240
annually
- The average hourly rate for Home Health Aides is
$19
- The average hourly rate for homemakers/companions is
$17
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