The Stamford area has won the dubious distinction of having the highest average nursing home rates of any metropolitan area in the nation — and Hartford isn't far behind.
Connecticut also has some of the nation's steepest charges at assisted living centers, according to an annual survey released Tuesday by the MetLife Mature Market Institute in Westport.
The average daily cost of a private nursing home room in the Stamford area this year is $394, or $143,810 a year, about 6 percent higher than in last year's survey.
Hartford ranks third among metropolitan areas at $359 a day, or $131,035 a year, about 6.5 percent higher than in 2007. Hartford and Stamford have been among the most expensive for years. New York City came in second this year at $361, the survey found.
On a statewide average, Connecticut's nursing home cost is $362 a day, and areas of the state other than Hartford and Stamford average $346.
On a national average, private room nursing rates remained about flat this year at $212 a day. Alaska, as usual, is the most expensive state at $577 a day, and parts of Louisiana had the lowest rates in the country, averaging $127 a day. However, the lowest rates for semiprivate rooms were found in parts of Minnesota and Oklahoma, averaging $121 a day.
In Connecticut, the average monthly cost for assisted living is $4,286, trailing Alaska, Maine, Washington, D.C., and Vermont but far exceeding the national average of $3,031. The average monthly rate in the Hartford area is $4,146, and in the Stamford area, $4,403.
MetLife Inc. is a major seller of long-term care insurance, which covers nursing home and home care, and sometimes assisted living. source
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