While inflation might be tamed in the overall economy, price cuts have yet to hit long-term care. The 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs found that private room nursing home rates rose 3.3% from 2009 to $219 per day, or $79,935 per year. Assisted living costs rose 3.3% nationally to an average of $3,131 per month, home health care aides in 2009 are charging an average of $21 per hour, which represents a 5% increase, while adult daycare services rose 4.7% to $67 per day on average.
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