Nursing Home Rates Lower In Houston

If you are looking for the cheapest nursing home for your loved one, then Houston may wind up being your first choice:

According to a survey released Tuesday by Genworth Financial Inc., Houston has been able to side-step the rising cost of nursing-home care over the past five years.

The Richmond, Va.-based financial security company's Cost of Care Survey found that the cost of nursing-home care in Houston today is down 1 percent compared with 2004. San Antonio, the most expensive city in Texas for this type of care, saw an increase of 34 percent, while in Austin costs have increased 20 percent and in Dallas they are up 14 percent.

Costs in the rest of Texas rose 24 percent over the five years, higher than the national average of 17 percent. When it comes to the cost of one year in a private nursing home, however, Texas is doing better than the nation as a whole.

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