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Rhode Island Senior Living Rhode Island, officially called “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” is a state in New England in the northeastern part of the United States. Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S. with only 1,214 square miles, and is ranked 43rd in population with around 1,056,000 residents. The small size and large population make it the 2nd most densely populated state with 1006 people per square mile. Rhode Island is bordered by Massachusetts to the north and the east, the state of Connecticut to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south through Block Island Sound and Rhode Island Sound. There is also a small maritime border that Rhode Island shares with New York. Due to the amount of water that makes up the state of Rhode Island, 14% of the state is water - mainly bays, inlets and oceanfront beaches. Its official nickname is “The Ocean State.” The state is mostly flat with few to no mountains and the highest point in the state is Jerimoth Hill, which is only 812 feet above sea level. There are only five counties in the state of Rhode Island and only 39 recognized cities and towns. Providence is both the capital as well as the largest city and largest Metropolitan Area. You may be wondering if
Rhode Island is considered as popular state for retirees. It rates 11th out of the 50 states with 15.84% of residents of Rhode Island who are age 65 or older. On this page, we’ve prepared all the information you need in order to make an informed decision when choosing senior living communities in Rhode Island, or when selecting the best assisted living facility in the state. Costs of Assisted Living in Rhode Island Most people do not want to be in a senior living facility, nor do they want to put their loved ones in one, yet in some cases there comes a point where a person may not be able to care for themselves at home or their safety may be compromised if they stay at home. It is also very hard on the caregiver to provide 24-hour care to someone and can be emotionally and physically taxing or even, in dementia cases, abusive. Rhode Island assisted Living provides 24-hour care, housekeeping, meals, housing, medical care, and a safe environment for the residents. In America, the average cost for a monthly stay in an Assisted Living Facility is $3,628. In Rhode Island, the state median cost for a month of care in an Assisted Living Facility is $4,931 which is over $1,300 more expensive than the average cost of Assisted Living nationwide. The difference in cost is due, in part, to the cost of housing and health care being higher in Rhode Island than they are across the country. The cost of assisted senior living care also varies across the state, with $5,200 per month in
the Providence Area. As the population ages and more people need care, Rhode Island senior living facilities have started to use tierbased systems where the resident or prospective resident is charged based on the level of care that they need individually for them to live safely in an Assisted Living Facility or in a senior living community that provides assisted living care. Adult Day Health Care and Home Health Aides are other senior living options in Rhode Island to help care for the elderly and these options are sometimes preferred, whenever it is possible for the senior to stay at their own home. However, these costs are high as well and there are nonmonetary, emotional and psychological costs on the caregiver that can’t be ignored. A Home Health Aide in Rhode Island costs, on average, $4,814 a month – almost $58,000 per year. Adult Day Care in Rhode Island costs on average $1,517, or $18,200 annually. It is important to remember that the cost of Adult Day Health Care is based on 5 days a week and usually is only for no more than 60 hours per week. To provide the care at home that is typically found in a Rhode Island Assisted Living Facility you would need 3.8 Home Health Aides weekly which would cost almost $18,300 per month. The high cost of Home Health Aides in Rhode Island may be related to the higher cost of health care as well as the low rate of unemployment. Experts forecast that over the next five years, the prices of Home Health Aides costs will increase
2%, and Adult Day Health Care will increase 1%. For seniors with higher level medical needs, Rhode Island Nursing Facility Care is necessary. This is also true for those with severe dementia or Alzheimer’s disease as the mid to end stages of dementia make it nearly impossible to care for someone in their home. It is estimated that a semi-private room in a Nursing Facility in Rhode Island costs almost $9,277 per month – $111,325 per year, and a private room will cost around $9,733 monthly – $116,800 annually. Experts project that the costs of Nursing Facility care will increase only 1% for semi-private rooms and will stay the same for private rooms in the next five years. By the year 2030, as the number of seniors needing care increase substantially, the regulations on Rhode Island senior living facilities will also increase, as will the staff salary necessary to care for these people. It is projected that the cost of Assisted Living in Rhode Island will be close to $94,300 per year in 2030, and the cost of Nursing Home Care will increase to almost $168,400 for a semi-private room and almost $176,700 for a private room. The costs of Adult Day Care will be around $27,500 and a Home Health Aide cost almost $87,400 annually. Read More about Rhode Island
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