(Inner Harbor in Baltimore) 15. Maryland--Average Annual LTC Cost: $60,305 // Adult day care: $2,150 // Licensed home care: $52,281 // Assisted living: $49,800 // Nursing home (private room): $118,990
(Prospect Terrace Park in Providence, RI) 14. Rhode Island--Average Annual LTC Cost: $60,789 // Adult day care: $19,500 // Licensed home care: $57,772 // Assisted living: $61,860 // Nursing home (private room): $104,025
(Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles) 13. California--Average Annual LTC Cost: $61,239 // Adult day care: $20,020 // Licensed home care: $57,200 // Assisted living: $51,300 // Nursing home (private room): $116,435
(Seattle Seahawk fans cheering. Photo: AP) 12. Washington--Average Annual LTC Cost: $61,704 // Adult day care: $16,900 // Licensed home care: $60,632 // Assisted living: $55,920 // Nursing home (private room): $113,362
5. Vermont │ State income tax: 3.35% (on income less than $38,700/individual, $64,600/joint)/8.75% (on taxable income more than $195,450/individual, $237,950/joint) │ Average local sales tax: 6.18% │ Gas taxes and fees: $0.32/gallon │ Property taxes: median $3,893 on median home value of $218,900 │ Estate tax at flat rate of 16% is imposed on estates exceeding $2.75 million. There is no inheritance tax │ Sin taxes: Yes (Photo: AP)
EMPLOYERS IN MULTI-STATE REGIONS THAT ARE NOT METROPOLITAN AREAS: NO An AHP can't serve employers in a multi-state region simply because the states are next to each other. An AHP cannot, for example, serve employers in South Dakota and in North Dakota simply because North Dakota is located to the north of South Dakota.
(Lobster boats in Portland) 9. Maine--Average Annual LTC Cost: $64,423 // Adult day care: $28,080 // Licensed home care: $53,768 // Assisted living: $58,680 // Nursing home (private room): $117,165
(Times Square in New York) 8. New York-Average Annual LTC Cost: $65,852 // Adult day care: $20,800 // Licensed home care: $54,340 // Assisted living: $47,850 Nursing home (private room): $140,416
(The Corbin Covered Bridge in Newport, New Hampshire. Photo: AP) 7. New Hampshire--Average Annual LTC Cost: $66,044; Adult day care: $18,720; Licensed home care: $60,357 // Assisted living: $58,260 // Nursing home (private room): $126,838
(Old Capitol Building in Dover.) 6. Delaware--Average Annual LTC Cost: $68,472 // Adult day care: $18,850 // Licensed home care: $50,908 // Assisted living: $72,180 // Nursing home (private room): $131,948
3. New Jersey | Cash solvency: 244% | Revenues to expenses: 89% | Long-term liabilities to total assets: 388% | Pensions to income: 49%
(Waikiki shoreline in Honolulu.) 4. Hawaii--Average Annual LTC Cost: $71,820 // Adult day care: $18,200 // Licensed home care: $59,488; Assisted living: $51,000 // Nursing home (private room): $158,593
(A statue of the Spirit of Victory in Bushnell Park in Hartford. Photo: AP) 3. Connecticut--Average Annual LTC Cost: $72,671 // Adult day care: $20,800 // Licensed home care: $52,624 // Assisted living: $55,200 // Nursing home (private room): $162,060
(Beacon Hill in Boston) 2. Massachusetts--Average Annual LTC Cost: $73,307 // Adult day care: $16,900 // Licensed home care: $59,488 // Assisted living: $67,188 // Nursing home (private room): $149,650
(Crabbers on the fishing grounds in southeast Alaska. Photo: AP) 1. Alaska--Average Annual LTC Cost: $117,800 // Adult day care: $43,709 // Licensed home care: $63,492 // Assisted living: $72,000 // Nursing home (private room): $292,000