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Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes

Published on Wed Apr 07, 2010

• If you need more ammo to convince lawand policymakers that funding home care makes good budget sense, check out insurance company Genworth's latest survey on long-term care costs. The cost of licensed homemaker services grew just 2.7 percent in 2010 compared to 2009, and the cost of licensed home health aides grew 3 percent, says the Genworth 2010 Cost of Care Survey. That compares to a 12 percent increase for assisted living facilities and adult day health care. The cost of nursing home care grew more than 5 percent in the time period, says the study online at www.genworth.com/costofcare2010.
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