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The average Long-Term Care costs for Facility and Home Care Services for the major cities in Pennsylvania are listed below.
 

City Home Health Care
(Aide)		 Assisted Living
(Private Avg.)		 Nursing Home
(Private)
Harrisburg
$18/hr.
$4,950/mo.
$369/day
Philadelphia
$19/hr.
$4,875/mo.
$349/day
Pittsburgh
$18/hr.
$3,265/mo.
$363/day
Scranton
$19/hr.
$2,546/mo.
$325/day
York
$18/hr.
$4,800/mo.
$372/day
Rest of State
$18/hr.
$2,885/mo.
$321/day
Allentown-Bethlehem
$19/hr.
$3,700/mo.
$441/day
Altoona
$16/hr.
$4,448/mo.
$330/day
Erie
$19/hr.
$3,538/mo.
$337/day
Johnstown
$17/hr.
$2,939/mo.
$294/day
Lancaster
$20/hr.
$5,097/mo.
$417/day
Reading
$18/hr.
$3,463/mo.
$408/day
State College
$17/hr.
$4,065/mo.
$335/day
Williamsport
$18/hr.
$3,863/mo.
$367/day
Statewide
$19/hr.
$3,913/mo.
$347/day
Lebanon
$18/hr.
$4,375/mo.
$338/day
Bloomsberg
$16/hr.
$3,775/mo.
$284/day
Chambersburg
$18/hr.
$4,500/mo.
$381/day
East Stroudsburg
$20/hr.
$3,800/mo.
$337/day
Gettysburg
$18/hr.
$3,435/mo.
$377/day
Average
$18/hour
$3,912/month
$355/day

*Genworth 2019 Cost of Care Survey

The examples we show on our website will be based on the Nursing Home Combined Average Daily Benefit shown above for your state rounded to the nearest $10 increment, which is $350.