Home Care Less Expensive Than Nursing Home Care

The Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century (Institute) reports that the AARP ranked Connecticut 8th among states for overall long-term care affordability and accessibility. But the state ranked 48th in affordability of nursing home care, compared to 12th in home care affordability.

A recent Institute report cites long-term care rebalancing as the key to addressing the state’s long-term care system. Rebalancing involves reducing the number of people in nursing homes and increasing the number served by home- and community-based services (HCBS). Currently, the state’s long-term care system balance is 53% HCBS and 47% institutional care.

For more information on long-term care rebalancing, see OLR Report 2009-R-0042.