http://www.tender-care4seniors.com/blog.html Happy Holidays on behalf of Tender Care 4 Seniors Management and Staff!!! <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="tabcolumn-1" style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 15px"><tr><td><div id="column-1" usermodifiable="true" style="width: 100%"><div id="ctrl-6648853">New data from <a href="http://www.genworth.com/costofcare2010" target="_blank" class="userlink"><font color="#7b7b6f">Genworth’s 2010 Cost of Care Survey</font></a> shows that home care costs have risen at an annual rate of just 1.7% over the past five years. That compares to annual increases of 6.7% for assisted living facilities, and 4.5% for a private room in a nursing home, over the same period.</div><div id="ctrl-6648855">&#160;</div><div id="ctrl-6648856"><img src="http://www.tender-care4seniors.com/blog/assets/0_0_0_0_250_167_library_11033.jpg?u=634305524915357500" width="250" height="167" id="post-63529:ctrl-6705697" alt="" title="" style="margin:0 1.5em 7px 0;height:167px;width:250px;float:left;">According to the survey, in 2005 the median annual rate for a private nursing home room was $60,225, compared with the 2010 median annual rate of $75,190. This means that Americans can expect to pay approximately $14,965 more per year today for a nursing home than they had to pay in 2005.</div></div> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.tender-care4seniors.com/blog/2011/01/13/2010-Cost-of-Care-Survey-of-Nursing-Homes-and-Assisted-Living-Facilities.aspx 1/13/2011 10:54:00 PM http://www.tender-care4seniors.com/blog/2011/01/13/2010-Cost-of-Care-Survey-of-Nursing-Homes-and-Assisted-Living-Facilities.aspx