TYPE OF SERVICE |
APPROXIMATE COST |
FINANCING |
24-hour In-Home Supervised Care | $200 - $450/day | Private pay |
Chore Services | $20 - $25/hour | Private Pay |
Adult Day Health | $45 - $90/day | Mass Health, Veterans, private pay |
Adult Foster Care | $15/day under Mass Health, $1700/monthly privately | Mass Health, private pay |
Assisted Living Facilities | $1,500 - $3,000/month | Private pay, some low income subsidies |
Congregate Housing & Independent Living Housing | Variable monthly rents | Federal or state subsidies |
Geriatric Care Management Services | $100 - $150/hour | LTC Insurance, Private pay |
Hospice Care (in-home) | $18 - $20/hour | Medicare, Mass Health, private insurance, HMO's |
Homemaking Services | $20 - $25/hour | Mass Health, private insurance, HMO's |
Home Health Aide Care | $20 - $25/hour | Medicare, Mass Health, HMO's, LTC insurance, private pay |
Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels) | $1.50 - $3 donation/meal | Private Pay |
Mental Health Services | $100 - $125/hour | Medicare, Mass Health, Private pay |
Money Management Services | $40 - $80/hour | Private pay |
Personal Emergency Response Systems | $50 - $100 installation $35 - $45 monthly fee | Mass Health, Private pay |
Respite Care (In Home) | $20 - $25/hour | LTC Insurance, Private pay |
Respite Care (Facility Based) | $150 - $300/day | LTC Insurance |
Rest Homes | $100 - $200/day | Private pay, Mass Health. |
Retirement Communities | $100,000 - $500,000/entry fee $1500 - $4000/monthly fee | Private pay |
Senior Housing | Variable monthly rents | Federal or state subsidies |
Skilled Nursing Facilities | $200 - $350/day Excluding medications | Medicare (if eligible), Mass Health, LTC insurance, private insurance, private pay |
Skilled Nursing Visits | $75 - $100/hour | Medicare, Mass Health, HMO's, LTC insurance, private pay |