Senior Care Costs in Iowa

Name: The ElderCareCosts 2026 Cost of Senior Care Index: Iowa
Creator: ElderCareCosts Research
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This state cut compares published Iowa medians with the national aggregate. Every state number comes from a real, non-demo Neon cost record. Missing cells stay missing.

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Iowa compared with national medians

Care type cost comparison (2025)
Care type	Iowa	National
In-Home Care	$7,836/mo	$6,848/mo
Home Health Care	$7,836/mo	$6,848/mo
Assisted Living	$5,381/mo	$6,528/mo
Memory Care	$6,726/mo	$8,160/mo
Independent Living	—	—
Nursing Homes	$9,277/mo	$11,029/mo
Adult Day Care	$1,614/mo	$2,557/mo
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)	—	—

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Monthly cost math for Iowa

Cost conversions from published monthly medians
Care type	Monthly	Annual	Daily	Implied hourly at 44 hrs/wk
In-Home Care	$7,836/mo	$94,032/yr	$258/day	$41/hr
Home Health Care	$7,836/mo	$94,032/yr	$258/day	$41/hr

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In-home agency rate and caregiver wage

National in-home agency rate and caregiver wage comparison
Measure	Hourly amount
Agency rate, implied at 44 hours per week	$41/hr
BLS caregiver median wage, SOC 31-1120	$17/hr
Agency rate minus caregiver wage	$24/hr

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Sources and limits

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

Source: genworth-carescout-cost-of-care-survey:2025 · Updated 2025Source: bls-oews-msa:31-1120:2025-05 · Updated 2025Source: memory-care-premium-band:industry-20-30pct · Updated 2025