You can lower your lighting bill by converting to energy-efficient, low-wattage lighting and fixtures. Set the furnace thermostat at 68Â° F or lower, and the air-conditioner thermostat at 78Â° F or higher.
That can be an 8 hour shift as well. That can cost $150 to $240 to hire someone for that shift. For a full year with 250 work days, it will cost roughly $40,000 to hire in-home senior care. It would cost $75,000 to $80,000 to put that person in a nursing home with medical staff. Most elderly people donât need or want the full time care provided by a nursing home! Most people that need to be in a nursing home are people that need constant medical attention or are severely disabled.
1 Based on the average length of stay in a nursing home of 2.8 years 2, a person needing care today would need more than $200,000 for a long term care event requiring a private nursing home room 1 Genworth Financial Cost of Care Survey, conducted by CareScout, April 2009.2  2 Genworth Financial claims history. At least 70 percent of people over age 65 will require some long-term care services at some point; more than 40 percent will need care in a nursing home U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 2008. 2  The cost of long term care in U.S. has increased for the sixth consecutive year.