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Are you considering nursing home care for someone you love?
Are you considering nursing home care for someone you love? If you're struggling with this difficult decision and you live in Idaho, plan on spending about $212 per day. That's the average cost in the state for a Semi-Private room, according to a survey published by the MetLife Mature Market Institute*. The projected yearly cost of $77,380 is based on an estimate of 365 days. (A private room has an average cost of $225 per day, or $82,125 a year.)
The Price Depends on Where You Live in Idaho: Boise, or elsewhere.
In Boise for example, the average cost of a semi-private room was $220 per day. In the rest of the state, it was $210 daily.
| Idaho | Semi-Private Room | Private Room |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | Daily | |
| Boise | $220 | $242 |
| Rest of State | $210 | $221 |
| State Average | $212 | $225 |
The Highs and Lows of Costs in the State
The rates in our chart reflect average costs. There were many facilities that charged more or less than the average. A semi-private room in the state ranged from a low of $203 to a high of $236. That's a spread, for a year's cost, of $74,095 to $86,140.
The 2012 average was a $9 more than the 2011 average of $211 per day for a semi-private room.
Number 29 out of 51 in this survey
Idaho ranked 29th for the cost of a nursing home room in the United States, according to this survey. Virginia ranked just above, and Ohio just under. The United States average cost for a semi-private room was was $222 per day. A private room was $248.
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