Can You Afford the Cost of Long Term Care?

What is the average annual cost of care in your area? Take a look! The national average annual cost of home health care is well over $20,000 (that's $18/hour¹, five hours per day, five days a week for a home health aide) - and it's expected to climb to $68,000 by 2030.² For care in a nursing home, the national average annual cost is $52,000 (for a semi-private room) and is expected to climb to $190,600 by 2030.²

Take a look at the map above for the average annual cost of care in your area - you may discover that it is even more expensive than you thought. Now ask yourself, how will you pay for these costs should you or a loved one need long term care? And if you don't see your city listed above, go to our web site, www.LTCFEDS.com, for a larger listing of costs by area.

1 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home and Home Care Costs, April 2002
2 "Can Aging Baby Boomers Avoid the Nursing Home?", Stucki, B. and Mulvey, J., American Council of Life Insurers, March 2000, page 15

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Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

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