Genworth's 9th Annual Cost of Care Survey Shows Long Term Care In-Home ...
18.05.12
2012 Cost of Care Survey, the cost to receive care in the home through home health aide services in Alaska has risen only slightly over the past five years.
"Overwhelmingly, Americans prefer to receive long term care in the home and the relatively muted rise in home care costs nationally over the past few years can be viewed as a positive for consumers in Alaska," said Steve Zabel, senior vice president of Long Term Care at Genworth. "Consumer demand for home care services has led to a proliferation of home care services providers and more choice for consumers. This competition has kept home care costs relatively stable, especially when compared to the cost of care in a nursing home or assisted living facility."
Nationally, the median hourly cost for homemaker services and home health aide services is $18 and $19, respectively. In Alaska, by comparison, the median cost for both types of services is $24 per hour. The median hourly cost for homemaker services in Alaska has remained flat over the past five years, while the hourly cost of home health aide services has increased only 0.4 percent over the same period of time.
Source: MarketWatch (press release)
Get More Out of the VA Home Loan Process - FAQs & Rates Made Simple by ...
18.05.12
Making the VA Home Loan Process Easier with FAQs by Security America Mortgage , Inc. in California, Texas, Florida. Colorado, and North Carolina!
Texas, Florida, Colorado, California (PRWEB) April 18, 2012
The newest VA Mortgage Experts are spreading VA Home Loans out to Veterans across the nation and were recently licensed in another state, which is Sunny California. To no surprise at all, the mortgage company named " Security America Mortgage, Inc. ", continues to bring a smile to the faces of many Americans who served the United States Armed Forces with honor, and all by helping military members obtain the home of their dreams.
Recently, the company aided Veterans with answers to some serious questions concerning the VA home loan process. Below are some common VA Loan FAQs that Veterans and Military Members still in Active Duty usually get stumped on.
The first question commonly asked is probably the easiest one to answer, which is, "How much is my VA Entitlement?" The answer is as simple as this: For all military members, their basic VA entitlement is $36,000. For VA loans in excess of $144,000 to purchase or construct a home, additional entitlement up to an amount equal to 25 percent of the VA county loan limit for a single family home may be available. This VA loan limit can change yearly. VA county loan limits for 2009 are available at this link. The conforming loan limit for 2008 is $417,000 ($625,500 for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands). What this means is that all qualified veterans could get a no down payment purchase home loan for the listed amounts.
Source: Houston Chronicle