Wedgewood Pines Assisted Living
50771 Hollyhock Rd, South Bend, IN, 46637
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The Northern Indiana community of Granger sits in St. Joseph County and has over 30,000 residents, including a senior community that makes up nearly 18% of the population. This city serves older adults who need daily nonmedical care through 3 assisted living facilities, and seniors have 18 more facilities to choose from nearby. These facilities charge around $5,639 per month for care versus respective state and national medians of $5,013 and $5,350.
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50771 Hollyhock Rd, South Bend, IN, 46637
The Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long Term Care, houses the Residential Care Facility Licensing and Certification Program, which oversees the licensing and operation of all assisted living communities in Granger and the rest of the state. This program publishes minimum requirements for staffing, care services and housing amenities, and it conducts unannounced inspections to monitor compliance.
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Assisted living communities in Granger charge a typical monthly rate of around $5,639.
The median monthly cost of assisted living in Granger comes to $5,639, exceeding Indiana’s norm of $5,013, as well as the national rate of around $5,350. While rates in Michigan City surpass the local baseline at about $5,913, other cities in Northern Indiana have lower care rates. For example, in Kokomo, residents spend about $440 less per month than seniors in Granger. Similarly, in Fort Wayne, rates run about $4,456 lower, and in Elkhart, assisted living communities charge around $4,198 for care.
Granger
$5,639
Indiana
$5,013
United States
$5,350
Michigan City
$5,913
Elkhart
$4,198
Fort Wayne
$4,456
Kokomo
$5,198
Assisted living residents in Granger pay approximately $5,639 for services. This runs about $4,500 more per month than adult day health care, which includes personal care services and recreational activities in a nonresidential community environment. However, assisted living costs about $850 less than what seniors who need skilled nursing at home pay for home health care services, and it runs about $4,250 lower than what seniors pay for nursing home care, which includes 24-hour skilled nursing.
Home Health Care
$6,483
Adult Day Health Care
$1,148
Assisted Living Facility
$5,639
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$9,885
Note: Data for Granger was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, South Bend, was used instead.
Indiana's Residential Care Assistance Program can help seniors pay for assisted living expenses. This program is for seniors who can no longer live alone but do not require around-the-clock nursing home care. This supplemental program is based on income. Eligible participants must be 65 years old, living in an assisted living facility and receiving Medicaid or participating in the Supplementary Security Income program.
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in Indiana page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in Indiana page.
Granger and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in an assisted living community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free assisted living resources in Granger, please visit our Assisted Living in Indiana page.
Granger Assisted Living Communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all Assisted Living Facilities in Indiana are required to follow. Visit our Assisted Living in Indiana page for more information about these laws.