What is the average monthly cost of a nursing home in the United States?

The average cost of a semi-private room in a nursing home in the U.S. is over $6,235 a month, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A private room in a nursing home averages $6,965.

Care in a one bedroom unit in an assisted living facility averages over $3,293 per month, states the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If home care is an option, one can expect to pay an average of $21 per hour for a home health aide and $19 per hour for homemaker services. Adult day health care centers, which provide social and support services, average $67 per day. Some adult day centers include health-related services.