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2026 state record

Senior Care Costs in District of Columbia

This state cut compares published District of Columbia medians with the national aggregate. Every state number comes from a real, published cost record in our database. Missing cells stay missing.

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District of Columbia compared with national medians

Care type cost comparison (2024)
Care typeDistrict of ColumbiaNational
In-Home Care$6,996/mo$6,769/mo
Home Health Care$7,058/mo$6,769/mo
Assisted Living$6,230/mo
Memory Care$7,788/mo
Independent Living
Nursing Homes$14,916/mo$10,205/mo
Adult Day Care$2,058/mo
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)

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Monthly cost math for District of Columbia

Cost conversions from published monthly medians
Care typeMonthlyAnnualDailyImplied hourly at 44 hrs/wk
In-Home Care$6,996/mo$83,952/yr$230/day$37/hr
Home Health Care$7,058/mo$84,696/yr$232/day$37/hr

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In-home agency rate and caregiver wage

National in-home agency rate and caregiver wage comparison
MeasureHourly amount
Agency rate, implied at 44 hours per week$37/hr
BLS caregiver median wage, SOC 31-1120$19/hr
Agency rate minus caregiver wage$18/hr

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Sources and limits

No state trend is calculated. The national 2020 to 2024 comparison is not a District of Columbia year-over-year change.

Source: genworth-cost-of-care-survey:2020 · Updated 2024Source: genworth-carescout-cost-of-care-survey:2024 · Updated 2024Source: bls-oews-msa:31-1120:2025-05 · Updated 2024

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Cite this: According to The ElderCareCosts 2026 Cost of Senior Care Index, published District of Columbia senior care medians for 2024 cover 5 care types.

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). The ElderCareCosts 2026 Cost of Senior Care Index: District of Columbia (2024). ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/cost-of-care/2026-index/district-of-columbia/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "The ElderCareCosts 2026 Cost of Senior Care Index: District of Columbia (2024)." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/cost-of-care/2026-index/district-of-columbia/.

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