Private Pay Long-Term Care Rates
Current Nursing Facility Rate | Historical Nursing Facility Rates | Inflation Rate | Home Care Rates | Home & Community-Based Rates |
Nursing Facilities -- Current Private Pay Rates
| Type of Service |
Average* Daily Rate(1) |
Average* Annual Rate(2) |
% Change from Previous Year |
Annual % Change Over Past Five Years |
Avg. Annual Inflation Rate (1988 - 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled/Intermediate Combined | $444 | $162,100 | + 2.8% | +2.1% | +4.8% |
| After 5% Partnership Discount** | $422 | $154,000 |
* Semi-private room rate.
** CT State law requires CT nursing facilities to provide, at a minimum, a 5% discount on the nursing facility rate to every person that owns a CT Partnership-approved long-term care insurance policy. Actual (not rounded) figures were used to calculate the 5% discount.
Nursing Facilities -- Historical Private Pay Rates(2)
Average Semi-Private Room Rates in Connecticut
| Year | Daily Rate |
% Change from Previous Year |
|
Sept. 2015 |
$407.27 |
1.8% |
|
Sept. 2016 |
$414.38 |
1.8% |
|
Sept. 2017 |
$422.49 |
2.0% |
|
Sept. 2018 |
$432.11 |
2.3% |
|
Sept. 2019 |
$444.22 |
2.8% |
Nursing Facilities -- Inflation Rate(1)
Semi-Private Room Rates in Connecticut
|
Years |
Average Annual |
|
1988 to 2019 |
4.8% |
Home Health Services -- Private Pay Rates (3)
| Type of Service |
Average Charge per Visit |
Average Charge per Hour |
% Change from Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Nursing Visit | $143 (4) | +4.6% | |
| RN | $67 | -4.9% | |
| LPN | $56 | +4.8% | |
| Home Health Aide | $30 | +1.0% | |
| Personal Care Attendant | $24 |
-3.4% |
|
| Physical Therapy | $154 | +1.5% | |
| Occupational Therapy | $155 | +2.2% | |
| Speech Therapy | $158 | +1.0% |
Home and Community-Based Services -- Private Pay Rates (5)
| Type of Service |
Average Charge |
% Change from Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Day Care (Charge for full day) | $95 | +9.5% |
| Adult Day Care (Charge for half day) | $58 | +8.6% |
| Chore Services (Charge per hour) | $22 | -2.9% |
| Homemaker Services (Charge per hour) | $21 | +1.6% |
| Companion Services (Charge per hour) | $21 | +1.6% |
| Live-in Companion (Charge per day) | $257 | -1.8% |
| Home-Delivered Meal (Single) | $8 | -6.3% |
| Home-Delivered Meal (Double) | $10 | -2.3% |
| 2-Way Personal Emergency Response System (Installation fee) | $53 | -7.7% |
| 2-Way Personal Emergency Response System (Monthly fee) | $40 | +5.2% |
(1) Source: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Survey of Nursing Facilities. Rates are effective as of September 30, 2019 and have been rounded to the nearest dollar. Actual (unrounded) figures were used to calculate percentage change.
(2) Average annual nursing facility rates have been rounded to the nearest $100.00.
(3) Source: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. Average actual self-pay (private pay) home health charges have been rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect charges as of January 1, 2019. Actual (unrounded) figures were used to calculate percentage change.
(4) Per-hour charge for RN and LPN is applied after 2 - 4 hours. Skilled Nursing Visit charges apply to RN and LPN visits lasting 2 hours or less.
(5) Source: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Survey of Home and Community-Based Providers. Rates are effective as of January 1, 2019 and have been rounded to the nearest dollar. Actual (unrounded) figures were used to calculate percentage change.
For more information contact:
David Guttchen, Director
David.Guttchen@ct.gov
(860) 418-6318