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.
1 There is senior assisted living that charges per day while there are others that charges per month. 2  The facilities that the senior assisted living offers can affect the price, and this is the reason why the cost can range anywhere from $70 to $350 per day, while monthly rates can range from $2,100 to $10,000. The average daily cost of a semi-private room was $189. 2  According to the site AssistedSeniorLiving.net, the price to get the service can range anywhere from $70 to $300 per day while monthly rates can range from $1,800 for a lower end home, while higher end senior assisted living can cost $9,000.