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Summary: When planning for nursing home costs, it helps to know what they charge! Although many people are using $50,000 a year as an estimate of current charges, recent data suggests the average may now be nearing $60,000 a year. When planning for nursing home costs, it helps to know what they charge! Although many people are using $50,000 a year as an estimate of current Nursing Home charges, recent data suggests the average may now be nearing $60,000 a year.
The cost of care. Unfortunately, long-term care doesn't come cheap: According to Genworth Financial, a private room in a nursing home averaged $92,378 in 2016, and a home health aide averaged $46,332. In expensive areas, those costs can nearly double. To estimate costs in your area, use Genworth's long-term care calculator.