There are 19 memory care communities serving Newark, Delaware. This includes 4 communities in Newark and 15 nearby. The average cost / day of Alzheimers care in Delaware is around $266, with costs running between $145 and $286 daily. On a monthly basis, this equates to a median expenditure of $7,975, with costs ranging from around $4,342 to $8,569. The average yearly cost is $95,700, which is higher than the nationwide average of $60,900.
Dementia care costs in Newark typically range from about $1,733 per month to $18,563 per month, with a median cost of around $8,062 per month. That equates to an annual cost of around $96,733.
Newark is a medium sized city in New Castle County, Delaware. It is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro statistical area. It is the second largest city in the state, with 138,967 people living in the city limits and 429,911 in the surrounding metropolitan area. 20% of the local residents are over 55.
Newark has a good SeniorScore™ of 75. The city has a median per capita income of $30,000 and a median household income is $63,000 (the Delaware state average is $57,000). The average home price in Newark is $99,000, which is significantly lower than the state average of $349,500. Newark also has an average unemployment rate of about 6.3%.
Newark has medium mean temperatures, with medium winters and calm summers. The city receives heavy amounts of rainfall annually. Newark has poor water quality ratings, very poor air quality ratings, and an average crime rate in relation to other cities in the United States.