According to Genworth’s Cost of Care 2020 Survey, skilled nursing facilities in Missouri cost $5,080 on average, each month for a semiprivate room, which is $486 below the corresponding cost for a private room. However, compared to the U.S. average of $7,756, nursing homes in Joplin are substantially cheaper.
The lowest-priced nursing homes in the state are in St. Joseph, where the average monthly cost is $4,867 for a semiprivate room. Cities such as Springfield ($5,171) and Jefferson City ($5,019) are in a similar price bracket with Joplin, with the former costing around $100 more. However, nursing homes in Joplin are priced a lot lower than in Kansas City, where costs soar to $6,844.