Memphis’ elderly care rates below national average
Rates of daytime help for the elderly in Memphis fall below national and state averages, according to a survey conducted by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
Adult day services rose nationally by 5 percent in 2007 to $64 per hour. The average rate in Memphis is $33. The state average is $56 per hour.
The national average hourly rate for home health aides rose 5 percent to $20. In Memphis, the rate averaged $17 and is $20 statewide.
The national average hourly homemaker/companion rate is $18 an hour, which is unchanged from last year. The rate is $15 in Memphis and $17 statewide.
Sandra Timmermann, director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute, said in a statement that adult day centers are opening in “virtually all parts of the country.”
“The trend toward older persons desiring to stay in their homes or ‘age in place’ has increased the demand for in-home care and other programs and services available during the day,” Timmermann said http://easy-quick-payday-loans.com.
According to the National Adult Day Services Association, there are more than 3,500 centers nationwide serving more than 150,000 Americans each day.