There are 16 skilled nursing facilities serving Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This includes 1 facility in Lancaster and 15 nearby. The costs per day for skilled nursing care in Pennsylvania range from $192 to $540, with a mean expense running around $326. The per month expense averages around $9,792 and ranges between $5,760 and $16,200. Yearly, the average cost is around $117,504, which is higher than the national average of $91,584.
The cost for skilled nursing care in Lancaster generally ranges from as little as $365 per day to $487 per day. The median cost is approximately $424 per day, or about $154,723 annually.
Lancaster is a mid size city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is included in the Lancaster metropolitan statistical area. It is the eighth biggest city in the state. Though the city itself is home to 164,596 inhabitants, the surrounding statistical area has a population of 435,763. The 55-and-over community currently composes approximately 27% of the total population.
Lancaster has a moderate SeniorScore™ of 69. The city has a mean per capita income of $27,000 and a mean household income is $50,000 (the Pennsylvania state average is $51,000). The mean home price in Lancaster is $84,000, which is much less than the state average of $213,000. The city also has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 8.06%.
Lancaster has medium average temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of precipitation each year. Lancaster has very poor air quality and a higher than average crime rate in relation to other cities in the United States.