Just because something is more expensive, does not necessarily mean that the service or product will be better compared to a more affordable option.
This is true with elder care facilities in the United States.
The United States spends the most amount of money per capita in the world on healthcare. The most recent data from the World Bank identifies that the United States spends $10,921 or 12% more per capita compared to Switzerland - the second most expensive country for healthcare by capita.
When the United States is compared to other developed nations, the money spent on healthcare does not translate to longer life expectancy. In fact the opposite occurs.
In the mid- 1980s, the United States took a severe turn in the right direction compared to other high human development index (HDI) countries. The expenditure for health care on an annual basis sharply shifted right and has since moved further away from the y-axis as health care in the United States has continued to accelerate in per-capita pricing as life-expectancy gradually levels out and continues to cost drastically more compared to the other developed countries.