You have the advantage of the same alphabet and a mile long list of cognates. What this means is you effectively start learning Spanish with a vocabulary of almost 1000 words without even trying. When you find words that are the same in both languages they are referred to English-Spanish cognates. The proper definition of cognate is reserved for words that exists in two different languages and have the same root or origin.
Nursing costs, which include nursing salaries and supplies, accounted for over 40. percent of total nursing home costs among the states examined (see Table 3.2). Nursing costs in Minnesota nursing homes averaged $39.13 per day, and were be-. tween 8 percent and 37 percent more than neighboring states.
Adult daycare centers in Minnesota range in cost from $1,350 a month in the North Mankato area, up to $3,750 a month in the Minneapolis, Bloomington, and St. Paul metro areas. The national average is $1,950 a month, so the above range in costs in Minnesota is mostly on par with other states.