Change in Long-Term Care Costs in California Mixed; Labor Market Shifts and Continued COVID-19 Pressure Affect Future Costs

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Feb 16, 2022

As the national annual median cost of long-term care services increased across the board this year, costs for most care services in California reflected national trends while increases in the costs for nursing home care surpassed national trends. Nationally, labor market shifts drove increased wages and COVID-19 intensified providers’ existing challenges to meet the increasing demand for long-term care services, according to Genworth%26rsquo%3Bs+2021+Cost+of+Care+Survey.