Updated at 8:50 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Honolulu nursing-home costs among highest in U.S.
Advertiser Staff
The cost of aging is among the highest in the nation in Hawai'i when it comes to the cost of nursing homes and assisted-living services.A new survey found it costs $271 a day on average for a private room in a nursing home here, while statewide the cost of assisted-living services average $3,753 a month. Both totals are in the top fifth of the 87 markets surveyed in the 2007 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs.
The overall study found nursing-home costs increased 3 percent on average from 2006, while assisted-living costs were almost unchanged. Honolulu's nursing-home costs were 27 percent higher than the national average of $213 a day. Assisted-living services were 26 percent higher than the national average of $2,969 a month.
The highest costs for nursing homes were found in Alaska, where the cost of a private room averages $510 a day. The highest assisted-living costs were in Washington, D.C., at $5,031 a month.
