Comparing average monthly semiprivate room rates, Vero Beach’s nursing home costs are $888 above the national average of $7,756. Prices here are barely under Florida’s statewide median of $8,669.
Vero Beach’s average rate is close to that of its neighbor, Port St. Lucie, which is 34 miles south and has an average cost of $8,341 per month. Seniors here pay $542 less than those in Palm Bay, which is 31 miles north, who see an average price of $9,186. Orlando, 105 miles northwest, has a median price of $9,125, which is $481 above Vero Beach’s rate. In Sebring, located 92 miles west, nursing home costs average around $7,452 per month, which is $1,192 below prices in Vero Beach.