Winter Park is a city in Florida, just to the north of Orlando. It has a population of just over 29,000, 21% of whom are aged 65 and older. The city has access to many quality hospitals, including AdventHealth Winter Park, the Florida Hospital and Clinica Hospital. AdventHealth Winter Park has a wide range of medical specialty services, including cancer care, cardiovascular care, digestive care, inpatient rehabilitation and palliative care.
Seniors who don’t require hospitalization but still need constant medical monitoring may opt to receive long-term care in a nursing home. In Winter Park, a semiprivate room in a nursing home costs around $8,060 per month, according to Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care Survey. Nursing homes offer skilled nursing care, therapy, medication monitoring, IV administration, counseling and physician services. Seniors who need assistance but don’t require constant monitoring may choose to get services in an assisted living facility or through home health care instead.
This guide covers a cost comparison of nursing home care throughout Florida and the costs of other types of long-term senior care. It also includes a list of resources for seniors in nursing homes and services that can help delay admissions into residential care for as long as possible.