Each year brings new opportunities to improve the quality of care and services offered as technology and theories of aging and care change. Many people have common misconceptions about life in a Nursing Care Facility. The American Health Care Association has developed an informational web site to help consumers learn more about Nursing Care facilities. Nursing Facility Care is not inexpensive. However, when one considers the services provided in a Nursing Care facility, the costs often are considered a true bargain.
Most facilities charge a daily rate for the services provided.
These can be all-inclusive rates or base rates with additional charges for additional services provided. Many government programs that pay for nursing facility care are structured to pay for services on a cost-based system or a system based on the services needed and provided to each individual resident. Rates may vary in different types of facilities. A skilled nursing facility or one specializing in rehabilitative services will charge more than a facility providing basic nursing services or custodial care. Facilities in metropolitan areas may have higher charges because of higher labor and property costs.