Practical, Affordable Advice for Senior Living
Financial Checklist – in Home Care Versus Long-term Care Community
You may want to keep handy the following checklist. It will help you to make some tough decisions.
To begin your cost comparison of in-home care vs. long-term care/community placement for your elderly loved one, please have the following figures prepared in advance, so if a crisis hits, you are ready:
At home w/non-medical home care $ | LTC Community $ | |
Mortgage / Rent / Assessment | ||
Real Estate Taxes | ||
Food | ||
Utilities | ||
Laundry | ||
Housekeeping | ||
Outdoor Maintenance | ||
Transportation | ||
Insurance | ||
Entertainment | ||
Personal Expenses (clothes, dry cleaning) | ||
Cost of in-home care |