News Report | September 23, 2018
Private Pay Assisted Living Rates The Highest In The District Of Columbia; Lowest In Missouri
In 2017, the District of Columbia (D.C.) had the highest average annual cost for private pay assisted living, while Missouri had the lowest. The U.S. median annual cost for assisted living was $45,000 in 2017. The median cost for private pay assisted living in D.C. was about $80,400; while the cost in Missouri was about $32,400.
These findings were reported in "Across the States/Profiles of Long Term Services and Supports" by Ari Houser, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Kathleen Ujvari for the AARP Public Policy Institute. The researchers compiled and analyzed data from the . . .