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Nursing Home Communities in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Our comprehensive listings and authentic reviews in Fort Oglethorpe, GA below include nursing home with 154 reviews.
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Sheila
1.0
Review of PruittHealth - Fort Oglethorpe
PruittHealth-Fort Oglethorpe was very small. It looked OK from the outside, but when they gave me a small tour of the place, they wouldn't show me any rooms, and now I know why. They had three...
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Caring112761950
4.0
Review of PruittHealth - Fort Oglethorpe
PruittHealth was good, but the therapy department was the best. Half of the nursing staff was not good at all. Some of the food was not great. Some you wouldn't think go together. They would put...
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Wilma4
5.0
Review of Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe
My sister was at National Health Care Center of Fort Oglethorpe. It was very, very good in some areas of the facility, although we found another area that didn't seem quite as good, but overall we...
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The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities
In Fort Oglethorpe, nursing home care costs $7,325 per month, which is about 4% higher than the state norm and on the upper end of what’s typical for the region. In Rome, for example, monthly rates are about $100 lower than in Fort Oglethorpe, and in Athens and Gainesville, respective care costs are 5% and 20% lower than the local norm. However, Fort Oglethorpe is a slightly more budget-friendly place to obtain care than Dalton, where residents pay $7,513 for services. Additionally, local care costs are 7% below the national norm.
Fort Oglethorpe
$7,325
Georgia
$7,011
United States
$7,908
Dalton
$7,513
Rome
$7,224
Gainesville
$5,855
Athens
$6,935
Nursing Home Costs in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Nursing home residents in Fort Oglethorpe pay $7,325 for semi-private accommodations and $8,316 for private rooms.
Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.
- Medicare: Medicare will typically cover all skilled nursing costs for the first 20 days of one's stay in a nursing home and a portion of the costs until day 100. After 100 days, Medicare will not cover any part of the cost of the stay. While this is adequate when short-term care is needed, those who need long-term care will have to either pay out-of-pocket or use another source of financial assistance.
- Medicaid:Medicaid covers most of the cost of living expenses in a skilled nursing facility for qualifying seniors. Care and room and board are covered with no time limit, but residents may be charged for extras such as specially prepared food or cosmetic services. Medicaid eligibility requirements are strict and complex, so not all seniors qualify for Medicaid benefits.
- Veterans Benefits: Veterans receiving a VA pension may also be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit administered by the VA. Aid and Attendance is a monthly allowance that beneficiaries may use to pay for their long-term care, including skilled nursing care.
If these options aren't available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about local financial assistance programs for seniors.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
Nursing home residents in Fort Oglethorpe pay the highest senior care rates of $7,325 for semi-private rooms and $8,316 for private accommodations. Home health care is considerably more affordable at $4,744 and may be a viable alternative for those who don’t need 24-hour monitoring and medical support. This is a little less than the average cost of in-home care, which features basic personal care for $4,767. Additionally, assisted living facilities charge even more affordable rates of $4,220 for nonmedical support, and adult day health care costs $1,733.
In-Home Care
$4,767
Home Health Care
$4,744
Adult Day Health Care
$1,733
Assisted Living Facility
$4,220
Nursing Home Care (semiprivate room)
$7,325
Nursing Home Care (private room)
$8,316
Note: Data for Fort Oglethorpe was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Chattanooga, TN, was used instead.
