There are 18 nursing homes serving Wakefield, Massachusetts. This includes 2 in Wakefield and 16 nearby. The costs per day of nursing home care in Massachusetts range from $235 to $440, with an average expenditure running approximately $346. The per month cost averages around $10,380 and ranges between $7,050 and $13,200. On an annual basis, the average cost is around $126,290, which is above the nationwide average of $77,380.
The cost of nursing home care in Wakefield typically ranges from as little as $361 per day all the way up to $474 per day. The median cost is $408 per day, or about $148,738 annually.
Wakefield is a small city in Middlesex County within Massachusetts. It is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metropolitan statistical area. The surrounding statistical area has 3,325,860 inhabitants, but there are 24,733 residing in the city limits. The senior community comprises about 28% of the overall population.
The SeniorScore™ for Wakefield is 82. The median housing price in the city is $612,000, which is somewhat higher than the state average of $514,500. Wakefield also has an average unemployment rate of roughly 7.98%. The city's median household income is $86,000 ($40,000 per person), compared to the average of $73,000 for the whole of Massachusetts.
Wakefield has harsh average temperatures, with cold winters and calm summers. The city gets heavy levels of rain annually. In comparison to similarly-sized cities, Wakefield has a low crime rate, better than average air quality, and excellent water quality.