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.
According to a MetLife survey, in 2011 the monthly rate for a one-bedroom apartment, or a private room with bath, in an assisted living facility was $3,477, or $41,724 annually. The cost, which included at least two meals daily, housekeeping and personal care, represents an increase of 5.6 percent over 2010 costs.verage daily rates for a private room in a nursing home rose from $229 ($83,585 annually) in 2010, to $239 ($87,235 annually) in 2011 â a 4.4 percent increase. Average rates for a semi-private room also increased by 4.4 percent â from $205 daily ($74,825 annually) in 2010 to $214 ($78,110 annually) in 2011.