There are 20 nursing homes serving Scotch Plains, New Jersey. This includes 1 in Scotch Plains and 19 nearby. Nursing home care costs in New Jersey range from around $159 up to $401 daily, with a mean expense running approximately $300. The monthly cost averages around $9,000 and ranges between $4,770 and $12,030. On an annual basis, the average cost is around $109,500, which is greater than the national average of $77,380.
The cost of nursing home care in Scotch Plains ranges from around $263 per day to $449 per day. The average cost is $377 per day, or about $137,616 per year.
Scotch Plains is a small city in Union County within New Jersey. It is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro statistical area. The city has a total population of 23,480, with 5,372,907 residents in the encompassing metro area. Those who are 55 and over constitute approximately 26% of the community.
Scotch Plains has an exceptional SeniorScore™ of 80. The city's average household income is $109,000 ($53,000 per person), versus an average of $84,000 for the entire state of New Jersey. The average home price in Scotch Plains is $703,500, which is somewhat higher than the state average of $547,500. Scotch Plains also has a moderate unemployment rate of around 6.86%.
Scotch Plains has medium average temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets very heavy levels of rain annually. Scotch Plains has moderate water quality ratings, low air quality ratings, and an exceptionally low rate of crime compared to similarly-sized cities.