No surprise, but nursing home and assisted living costs are on the rise. MetLife has produced and published its annual "2010 Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs". This is a great source to do a check of what is a good, reasonable, or high rate for care in your area (they have national and state-by-state analysis of the costs of nursing home, assisted living, and home health care, a break-down of costs by metropolitan areas within a state, and even an adult day care survey). What are the costs of care in a nursing home versus assisted living versus home health care (certified aide or companion) in New Jersey?

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