Genworth 2017 Annual Cost of Care Survey: Home Health Care Costs Remained Flat in Colorado; Overall Costs Up
(WorldNews Health)

Genworth 2017 Annual Cost of Care Survey: Home Health Care Costs Remained Flat in Colorado; Overall Costs Up RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14, 2017/PRNewswire / -- While the cost to receive long term care services at home with a home health care aide has increased nationally, these costs in Coloradohave remained flat (which is defined as a change of less than one percentage point), according to Genworth`s 14th annual Cost of Care Survey . Home is where most Americans receive long term care. Overall, the annual median cost of long term care services in Coloradoincreased an average of 3.86 percent from 2016 to 2017. `Given today`s increasing labor costs, strict Medicaid eligibility requirements, and...