There are 13 nursing homes serving Muscle Shoals, Alabama. This includes 2 in Muscle Shoals and 11 nearby. The costs per day for nursing home care in Alabama range from $133 up to $318, with a median cost running approximately $188. The monthly expense averages around $5,640 and ranges between $3,990 and $9,540. On an annual basis, the mean cost is about $68,620, which is below the nationwide average of $77,380.
Nursing home care costs in Muscle Shoals, AL typically range from $190 per month up to $210 per month, with a median cost of around $195 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of $71,175.
Muscle Shoals is a small city in Colbert County, Alabama. It is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area. Though the city itself includes 16,617 residents, the encompassing metropolitan area contains a total population of 113,243. Residents 55 and over represent approximately 30% of the population.
Muscle Shoals has an above average SeniorScore™ of 78. The city has a median per capita income of $24,000 and a median household income is $48,000 (the Alabama state average is $40,000). The current unemployment rate is approximately 6.2% and the average housing price is $96,000, which is much less than the Alabama average of $145,500.
Muscle Shoals has mild mean temperatures, with very mild winters and warm summers. The area gets very high levels of rainfall each year. Compared to similarly-sized cities, Muscle Shoals has average air quality and an average crime rate.