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 Census Bureau estimates that, on average, the per-diem rate for assisted living in a private room is about 60%-70% of the cost of a similar-sized room in a nursing home.That could mean a bill of between $50 and $120 per day, and a good-sized case of sticker shock for potentially millions of Americans.he Census Bureau estimates that, on average, the per-diem rate for assisted living in a private room is about 60%-70% of the cost of a similar-sized room in a nursing home.