Nursing homes in Washington cost a median of $13,155 a month (estimated range $12,558 to $15,969), above the national median.
Figures are for a semi-private room, from the CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025.
Median monthly price, Washington
$13,155/mo
Estimated range $12,558 – $15,969
● Washington $13,155 ○ National median $10,205
Each area's median compared with the national figure.
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Washington in-home care runs about $45 an hour.
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Around 67 hours a week, home care crosses the nursing homes median. Full-time and overnight care cost several times more.
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Washington
$13,155/mo/mo
Based on 2025 survey data.
National median
$10,205/mo/mo
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Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Washington resolve concerns about care and rights.
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This is what Washington Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Day-weighted mean daily rate
$404.31per day
About $12,291 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, July 1, 2026. Based on 183 facilities.
Median facility daily rate
$389.86per day
About $11,852 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, July 1, 2026. Based on 183 facilities.
Nursing homes in Washington cost a median of $13,155 a month (estimated range $12,558 to $15,969). Figures are for a semi-private room, from the CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025.
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