There are 6 nursing homes serving Fort Gaines, Georgia. This includes 1 in Fort Gaines and 5 nearby. The mean cost per day for nursing home care in Georgia is approximately $180, with costs running between $116 and $240 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a median expense of $5,400, with costs ranging from about $3,480 up to $7,200. The mean annual cost is $65,700, which is less than the US average of $77,380.
Fort Gaines is a municipality in Clay County within Georgia. Though the encompassing metro area includes 1,342,727 people, there are just 2,388 within the city itself. Approximately 37% of the population are over the age of 55.
Fort Gaines has a medium SeniorScore™ of 64. The mean housing price in the city is $124,500, which is somewhat less than the state average of $163,500. Fort Gaines has a high unemployment rate of roughly 19.17%. The city's mean household income is $23,000 ($12,000 on a per capita basis), versus the average of $41,000 for the state of Georgia.
Fort Gaines has ideal average temperatures, with very mild winters and very temperate summers. The city gets very high levels of rain annually. Fort Gaines has better than average air quality ratings compared to other cities in the US.