Genworth 2017 Annual Cost of Care Survey: Home Health Care Costs Increased in Hawaii; Overall Costs are Up
(WorldNews Health)

Genworth 2017 Annual Cost of Care Survey: Home Health Care Costs Increased in Hawaii; Overall Costs are Up RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14, 2017/PRNewswire / -- The cost to receive long term care services at home with a home health care aide has increased both nationally and in Hawaii, 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 Hawaiiincreased an average of 5.51 percent from 2016 to 2017. `Given today`s increasing labor costs, strict Medicaid eligibility requirements, and more stringent Medicare regulations, we are seeing a corresponding increase in the cost of long term...