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 |


