Cost of Care Calculators
Washington State costs more than the national average for nearly every kind of care. Choose the option you are weighing up and see what it typically costs now, and what it may cost later.
Choose a housing option
Washington medians from the CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025 data (published March 2026); memory care, adult family home, independent living and CCRC figures are estimates. Actual prices vary widely by area and care level, and Seattle-area prices run higher. Every calculator lets you adjust how far out the move is and how many years of care to plan for.
What about hospice care?
Hospice isn't a housing option, so it isn't a card above. It is end-of-life care that comes to wherever the person lives: their own home, an adult family home, assisted living, memory care, or a nursing facility. For eligible Medicare patients the hospice services themselves cost little or nothing; the room, board, and day-to-day care of the residence are paid separately, exactly as before hospice began.
Learn about hospice care in Washington →Weighing an adult family home? The statewide median hides a wide spread by county. Look up the DSHS Medicaid rate range, private-pay range, and licensed homes for any Washington city or county.
AFH cost by city & county →Your next questions
Adult family home, assisted living or nursing home?
How Washington's care settings differ, and which fits which needs.
Will Medicaid pay, and what happens to the house?
Apple Health long-term care in Washington: eligibility, the home exemption, spend-down and the five-year look-back.
Should we sell the house to pay for care?
How a parent's home is sold to fund senior living in Washington, step by step, and what it means for taxes and Medicaid.
What does an adult family home cost?
Monthly costs by region and care level, including what Medicaid pays.
Can Mom or Dad afford to stay home?
A worksheet: the real monthly cost of staying home, with care hours at Washington rates, against income and savings.
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