Nursing Facility (Semi-Private)
- Avg. annual cost
- $103,997
- Budget impact
- $4.15B
- Covered lives
- 40,000
Data & research
The fiscal imperative for home care
With proposals to eliminate Ohio's state income tax — roughly $9 billion a year — home and community-based services are a high-impact cost-containment strategy.
Cost by care setting
Home Care (PASSPORT)
- Avg. annual cost
- $33,400
- Budget impact
- $718M
- Covered lives
- 21,500
Home Health Care (Managed Medicaid, State Plan & Waiver) – Skilled
- Avg. annual cost
- $56,292
- Budget impact
- $4.3B
- Covered lives
- 77,500
$12–$16/hr
Typical home care caregiver wage, capped by stagnant rates
$22–$28/hr
Nursing facility wages competing for the same workers
$18–$19/hr
Wage floor that stabilized Ohio's DODD workforce