Costs of Nursing Homes
Summary
This article discusses the costs associated with nursing home facilities and assisted living centers. It focuses primarily on the average daily rates of both private and semi-private rooms in nursing home facilities. In addition, this article also discusses the financial exploitation that can occur from nursing staff inquiring about more money that they can take elderly individuals living in nursing home facilities. Lastly, this article discusses the ways an elderly individual can get assistance from a nursing home advocacy lawyer in the case of rising costs or financial exploitation.
Costs of Nursing Homes
The costs of nursing homes not only in Arizona but in the entire United States continue to rise every year. According to current statistics, in 2008, the average daily rates of semi-private rooms in a nursing home facility in Phoenix are $160 and $163 in the rest of the State of Arizona. The average daily rates of private rooms in nursing home facilities are $209 in the Phoenix area and $197 in the rest of the state of Arizona. One of the biggest concerns that elderly individuals and their families have to face is the necessity for long or short-term care in a nursing home or assisted living center. Most people do not consider the financial consequences that occur by placing their loved ones in a nursing home facility.
However, despite facing these rising costs, elderly individuals and their families are also at risk for financial abuse from nursing staff and the nursing home as a whole. By recognizing forms of financial exploitation, you can prevent your loved one from losing the assets they have earned during their lifetime. There are also several types of insurance that can assist in paying for the necessary care that your loved one may need while living in a nursing home or assisted living center. You may check with your health insurance provider or the provider for your loved one to insure that the care they receive will be covered by their insurance company.
In addition, individuals with lowered mental capacity are unable to take care of their personal finances while they are living in a nursing home or an assisted living center. They are often unaware of the costs associated with the care they receive and are subsequently susceptible to exploitation from nursing home staff and the facility as a whole.
Top forms Financial Exploitation include:
- Sudden interest in banking transactions
- Forged Signatures on financial or banking transaction
- Withdrawal of large amounts of money
- Expanded withdrawal of small amounts of money
- Cashing of checks without proper approval
- Possessions and assets disappearing
- ATM withdrawals that are not approved
- Change in living will that does not reflect the individual
- General changes in financial matters
Contact an Arizona Nursing Home Advocate Lawyer
Your loved ones should not be subjugated to financial exploitation and should be able to have some sort of assistance in paying for the costs associated with nursing homes and the care they provide for them. If someone in a nursing home in the Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Mesa or elsewhere in Maricopa County, has financially exploited you and your family, an Arizona Attorney will help. Visit www.nursinghomeadvocates.com for more information about liability issues involved and how to collect damages for their emotional and physical suffering caused by the loss of financial means.
