There are 11 skilled nursing facilities serving Wilmington, North Carolina. This includes 7 facilities in Wilmington and 4 nearby. The mean cost per day for skilled nursing in North Carolina is around $244, with costs running between $156 and $340 per day. On a per month basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $7,308, with costs ranging from around $4,680 up to $10,188. The mean yearly cost is $87,696, which is below the national average of $91,584.
Costs of skilled nursing care in Wilmington typically range between $234 per day and $296 per day. The average cost is about $276 per day, or about $100,522 per year.
Wilmington is a mid-size city in New Hanover County in the State of North Carolina. It is part of the Wilmington metropolitan area. It is the seventh largest city in the state. The surrounding area has 275,187 inhabitants, but there are 186,140 living in the city. Residents 55 and over make up around 26% of the community.
The SeniorScore™ for Wilmington is 75. The city's average household income is $51,000 ($30,000 per person), vs the average of $41,000 for the whole of North Carolina. The average housing price in Wilmington is $159,000, which is relatively lower than the North Carolina average of $204,000. The city also has an average unemployment rate of approximately 8.92%.
Wilmington has ideal mean temperatures, with very mild winters and very temperate summers. The city gets very heavy levels of precipitation each year. Wilmington has a higher than average rate of crime and better than average air quality in comparison to other cities in the United States.