A bar chart showing the median cost of different types of paid long-term care. Adult day care is the cheapest at $24,700. Assisted living costs $64,200. Assuming 44 hours a week, homemaker care costs $68,640, and a home health aide costs $75,504. Median nursing home costs are $104,025 for a semiprivate room and $116,800 for a private room. The most expensive option is a 24/7 home health aide at $289,000 per year.