The following is courtesy of Home Helpers of Lake Norman & Central NC.  

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  Most everyone knows that senior care costs can be daunting, but few people ever attempt to leverage all options that are available to them. Genworth Financial recently posted the results from their research comparing Annual Long Term Care Costs on a state-by-state basis for 2010.  For North Carolina, a breakdown summary is as follows:  
 

  Nursing Home Private Room:            $71,175/yr
  Nursing Home Semi-Private Room:    $65,700/yr
  In Home Health Aide:                     $41,184/yr

 The above list is for total expected cost during a 1 year period.  While In-Home care is listed here as the most affordable option, there is another important differentiator:  Value.  In-Home care is the only service that provides for full time, 1-on-1 personalized care and service in the home.  Whether it's only 3 hours or 24 hours each day, a trained caregiver is assigned to the recipient in their home, not shared with others.  In addition, our office frequently bundles services with care plans to improve the value even more, thus improving the return on your costs.
  If you'd like more information, give us a call.  We're always glad to discuss ways to help your personal care dollars go further, and we work hard to help you find ways to cut those costs. To view the details of Genworth's reports for most any state, click here to visit their website.