This helpful article from Inside Elder Care explains and discusses the costs of long-term care.

As you’ve seen, long-term care is expensive. Even a temporary stay in an assisted living facility can derail years of careful financial planning. Although costs may vary significantly depending upon where you live, a family’s assets can be quickly depleted.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, one year of care in a nursing home (based on the 2006 national average) will cost over $62,000 for a semi-private room. One year of care at home, assuming someone needs periodic personal care help from a home health aide (the average is about three times a week), could cost almost $16,000 a year. I’ve seen folks spend close to $100,000 per year on 24-hour in-home care.

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