Unlike the Afghanistan age-sex pyramid, the United States population shows a significant number of residents aged 80 and above, showing that increased longevity is much more likely in the U.S. than in Afghanistan.
1 Additional Fees: Assisted living communities typically charge a non-refundable administrative fee upon move-in. 2  This fee covers everything from getting the new resident enrolled in services to renovating his or her apartment, and typically ranges from $1,000 to $5,000.
A day in an average assisted living facility costs approximately $100 to $120 including room/board/care (on the Central Coast, costs can be up to $200 a day). Medi-CAL currently pays $115 per day/per patient in a skilled nursing home.he resident should pay the costs for room/board in assisted living and the service/care would be reimbursed by Medi-CAL. I'm sure Betty, from the beginning of this article, would have had another year in assisted living. She would have been moved to a nursing home later, due to health and not financial reasons.