How Much Is Home Health Care per Hour in Missouri?
Home Health Care Costs In Missouri Cities
Although Missouri has a low home health care cost average overall, prices can vary by several dollars per hour depending on the city you live in. The least expensive city for home health care is Cape Girardeau, where seniors pay just $19.70 per hour. Centrally located Jefferson City is a bit pricier, but still on the low side at $20 per hour. St. Joseph and Springfield have hourly rates averaging $25, and Kansas City costs $1 more, for an hourly average of $26.
Columbia is located only 32 miles from Jefferson City, but prices there jump to $27 per hour, making this city one of the most expensive places in Missouri for home health care. The most expensive city in Missouri is St. Louis, where residents pay an hourly average of $28.75.
Home Health Care Costs In Nearby States
Compared to home health care prices in surrounding states, Missouri sits somewhere in the middle of the pack. Arkansas and Tennessee are both cheaper, costing a median of $22 and $24 per hour, respectively. Oklahoma is slightly higher at $25.50 per hour, and in Kansas, seniors pay around $24.50 per hour.
States to the north of Missouri are a few dollars per hour more expensive. Home health care in Illinois and Nebraska costs $28 per hour, and in Iowa, hourly rates jump to $29.25, which is $4.25 per hour more than what Missouri residents pay.