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 the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's latest Seniors' Housing Report, the average monthly cost of a private one bedroom or bachelor unit that includes at least one meal per day was $1,995 in 2013. The average monthly cost for private pay heavy care spaces was $3,477 across all unit types.The average rent for an Alberta assisted living unit was $2,798 in 2013, with prices ranging from just over $1,800 for the least expensive bachelor to roughly $4,300 for the most expensive two-bedroom apartment.verage Senior Housing Costs in Ontario. Average rent for Ontario assisted living units was $3,204 in 2013, with prices ranging from roughly $1,750 for the least expensive bachelor to just over $5,000 for the most expensive two-bedroom apartment.