Thursday, April 30, 2015

Adult Care Homes for 4-6 residents

Personal Care Homes are given a variety of names across the country however they all help people who cannot afford assisted living. These  residences  provide shelter, meals, supervision and assistance with personal care tasks, typically for older people, or people with physical, behavioral health, or cognitive disabilities who are unable to care for themselves but do not need nursing home or medical care. While available services vary and are based on the individual needs of each resident, services provided at a typical PCH include assistance with:
  • Eating/drinking
  • Walking/getting in and out of bed or chair
  • Toileting/bowel and bladder management
  • Bathing
  • Personal hygiene
  • Arranging for and managing health care
  • Making/keeping doctor's appointments
  • Assisting with or administering medications
  • Positioning in bed or chair
  • Doing laundry
  • Arranging for transportation
  • Shopping/managing finances
  • Using the telephone/writing letters
  • Caring for possessions
  • Participating in social/recreational activities
  • Using prosthetics
  • Getting Seasonal Clothes

Thursday, April 9, 2015

What States Pay per day for Adult Day Care in the USA

  State-by-State Adult Day Care Costs
States in Alphabetical Order
Average Daily Rate
States from Least to Most Expensive
Average Daily Rate
United States
$65
  Alabama
$25
 

Alabama
$25
       Alaska
$103         
Texas
$35
   Arizona
$78
         Utah
$47
     Arkansas
$72
      Delaware
$50
         California
$76
      Nebraska
$50
      Colorado
$64
               South Carolina
$50
      Connecticut
$80
  West Virginia
$50                  
Delaware
$50      
         North Carolina
$51       
District of Columbia
$110
       Ohio
$52
         Florida
$60
 Iowa
$55
    Georgia
$60        
Louisiana
$55      
Hawaii
$74
          Tennessee
$55
    Idaho
$96            
North Dakota
$57                  
Illinois
$69  
Pennsylvania
$58
         Indiana
$70
         Florida
$60 
Iowa
$55
         Georgia
$60
        Kansas
$70         
Oklahoma
$60
     Kentucky
$63       
Wisconsin
$60     
Louisiana
$55
         Virginia
$61
         Maine
$100
 Kentucky
$63       
Maryland
$76       
Mississippi
$63    
Massachusetts
$65         
Colorado
$64
      Michigan
$70
       Massachusetts
$65       
Minnesota
$72
                       Rhode Island
$66                  
Mississippi
$63    
Illinois
$67  
Missouri
$75
        Washington
$67
  Montana
$82
       New Hampshire
$69
         Nebraska
$50      
Indiana
$70
                  Nevada
$71                  
Kansas
$70         
New Hampshire
$69              
Michigan
$70
                                  New Jersey
$86                    
Nevada
$71
New Mexico
$95
 Arkansas
$72
         New York
$75
     Minnesota
$72
                       North Carolina
$51       
Oregon
$72
                  North Dakota
$57
                  South Dakota
$72                 
Ohio
$52
    Hawaii
$74 
Oklahoma
$60
     Missouri
$75        
Oregon
$72                           
New York
$75
              Pennsylvania
$58                  
California
$76
                                 Rhode Island
$66                  
Maryland
$76                
South Carolina
$50
               Arizona
$78
                  South Dakota
$72
                          Connecticut
$80
  Tennessee
$55
                               Montana
$82
       Texas
$35   
Wyoming
$84      
Utah
$47
              New Jersey
$86           
Vermont
$135               
New Mexico
$95
  Virginia
$61
                  Idaho
$96            
Washington
$67
                                      Maine
$100          
West Virginia
$50                   
Alaska
$103         
Wisconsin
$60
     District of Columbia (DC)
$110
                                  Wyoming
$84