Living Without Borders

Nursing Homes, Nursing Care in Mexico

August 17th, 2007

Quite a fascinating article in USAToday a few days ago, that is well worth a read. All the research we are doing for the Concierge is culminating in some great new services for seniors, including a listing section for nursing care facilities in Mexico. These are not going to get smaller or less important over the next few years.

Hawley’s USA Today article starts with the dreamier side of things,

For $1,300 a month — a quarter of what an average nursing home costs in Oregon — Douglas gets a studio apartment, three meals a day, laundry and cleaning service, and 24-hour care from an attentive staff, many of whom speak English. She wakes up every morning next to a glimmering mountain lake, and the average annual high temperature is a toasty 79 degrees.

“It is paradise,” says Douglas, 74. “If you need help living or coping, this is the place to be. I don’t know that there is such a thing back (in the USA), and certainly not for this amount of money.”

But it’s not easy running a long term care or assisted living facility in Mexico or anywhere else. You’ll want to do your research, and for that, we’ve had the people at Livtopia’s Concierge talking to as many people as they can. According to the USA Today, these are how some of the numbers look.

Number of for-profit nursing homes:
• USA: 9,900
• Mexico: 288

Cost of a home health care aide: (per hour)
• USA: $19
• Mexico: $9

Cost of a homemaker-companion: (per hour)
• USA: $17
• Mexico: $2-$5

We’ll announce here just as soon as we get our completed listed of companies and facilities in order.

Entry Filed under: Site News/Up n Coming, Moving Abroad, Living in Mexico, Comparing Cultures, Healthcare, Retirement, Retiring in Mexico