美国老人护理（级别）及花费（按州平均）

在哪里（州）退休好？ 需要什么样的护理及其花费是一个重要考虑因素。

下表列出2017年，按州平均的老人护理级别的花费 ($xxxx/每月）。

每一个级别花费最高的五个州用红色标出，最便宜的用绿色标出。护理级别的说明见表后的注释。其中 Nursing Home care 又分为两个级别： Semi-private Room and Private room.

Homemaker Services for people to live in their own homes or return to their homes by helping them complete household tasks that they cannot manage alone, by clean houses, cook meals or run errands

Home health Aides helps those who live in their own homes who need more extensive personal care than family or friends are able to, or have the time or resources to provide

Adult Day health Care can offer a break to caregivers. This type of care provides services are a community-based-center for adults who need assistance or supervision during the day but who do not need round the clock care. The centers may provide health services therapeutic services and social activities.

Assisted Living Facilities are living arrangements that provide personal care and health services for people who may need assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). The level of care provided is not as extensive as that which may be provided in a nursing home. Assisted live is not a alternative to a nursing home, but an intermediate level of long term care.

Nursing Home Care is for people who may need a higher level of supervision and care than in a an assisted living facilities. They offer residents personal care, room and board, supervision medication, therapies and rehabilitation, as well as skilled nursing of care 24 hours a day.