The history of quinoa is clearly rooted in South America, in the Andes region that is currently divided up between the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Along with maize, quinoa was one of the two mainstay foods for the Inca Empire that had its start around 1200 AD.
For the Cost of Long-Term Care Study, over 8,500 nursing homes were surveyed in 2014. 1  The national average annual cost of a private room in a nursing home based on the regions in the study is $97,455 per year.  The national average daily rate for a private room in a nursing home is $267 in the markets surveyed.
The average price paid for skilled nursing facilities in 2003 was $31,650 per bed, the lowest since 1993.More than half of the deals in 2003 were for less than $30,000 per bed, compared with 39% in 2002.The average price per unit sold in the assisted living sector increased 11% to $72,500 per unit, though that fell short of record prices in 2000 and 2001.ore than half of the deals in 2003 were for less than $30,000 per bed, compared with 39% in 2002. The average price per unit sold in the assisted living sector increased 11% to $72,500 per unit, though that fell short of record prices in 2000 and 2001.