In-Home and Community-Based Long-term Care Costs in California for Women Age 65 and Older Living Alone
This table shows the costs of in-home long-term care by county for senior women living alone. Rank the counties by the cost of long-term care alone or by the cost of long-term care paired with the Elder Index – a county-specific measure of basic expenses such as food and rent. Compare by the median retirement income for senior women living along – the group most likely to need long-term care.
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The Elder Index.
See long-term care costs in individual counties and obtain estimates for four different levels of in-home care.
*The medium service package provides assistance for 16 hours per week, an average of 69 hours per month; includes components from the low service package plus the cost for disposable supplies such as incontinence pads.
**Women's median income is the most representative as women are more likely than men to use LTC services.