long term care

The Silver Boom: Cost of Long-Term Care in Rhode Island

Kristin Gourlay — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

These are the average costs, over time, of some long-term care options in Rhode Island.

Note that the assisted living figure is monthly ($3528 in 2012), the nursing home rate is daily ($265 in 2012), and the home health aide figure is hourly ($24 in 2012). That means that if you or a loved one needed 365 days of nursing home care, for example, the cost would be about $97,000 for the year. If you needed about 20 hours of help a week from a home health aide every day of the year, that would work out to about $25,000.

The Silver Boom: Share Your Stories of Navigating Long Term Care

Kristin Gourlay — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Are you caring for aging parents, or an aging spouse? Have you had to find a long term care option? What was helpful? What do you wish you had known before you started?

Please share your experiences and join the discussion in our comments section below.

Kilmartin: Expand Background Checks for Nursing Homes

Kristin Gourlay — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:01:51 +0000

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin wants to institute a national background check for nursing home workers. Federal grant money – and some extra costs for nursing homes – are at stake.

Comparison shopping for health care in RI

Kristin Gourlay — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000

There are a few new tools out there for comparing and researching health care options in Rhode Island. I don’t recommend basing your decision solely on one of these web tools. I do recommend digging deeper and getting behind the rankings. But I think they might be a helpful starting place for some, especially if you’re looking for care for a loved one.