LTC News Expands Long-Term Care Resources to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

LTC News has expanded two of its most-used consumer resources, the Cost of Long-Term Care Services Calculator and Caregiver Directory, to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Families in both territories can now research local long-term care costs and find services for aging parents or other loved ones.

The free online tools already serve families throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. With the addition of both U.S. territories, LTC News now offers even broader access to comprehensive long-term care cost information and care provider listings in one place.

The LTC News Cost of Care Calculator uses ongoing surveys and research to track the median cost of in-home care, adult day care, assisted living, memory care, and nursing homes. Families can compare costs by location, helping them prepare for future expenses or evaluate prices quoted by local providers.

The LTC News Caregiver Directory, featuring more than 80,000 providers, helps families find home care agencies, assisted living communities, memory care, nursing homes, and other extended care services.

Whether you are planning or trying to arrange long-term care for a loved one today, these resources make it easier to understand what care may cost and explore available options, including when family members live hundreds or thousands of miles apart.

Families in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands face the same hard questions as families on the mainland when a loved one needs care. What will it cost? Who can help? Where do we start? Expanding the Cost of Care Calculator and Caregiver Directory to both territories gives these families the same practical tools everyone else has had. Planning ahead starts with real information, and now more Americans have it.” — Nick DeFrank, vice president of LTC News.

Compare Long-Term Care Costs Where You Live

The LTC News Cost of Care Calculator helps you explore the median cost of long-term care services based on location and type of care. The calculator includes in-home care, adult day care, assisted living, memory care, and nursing homes.

For families planning ahead, the information can help estimate future expenses and understand how care costs differ from one location to another. If you are already searching for care for a parent, spouse, or other loved one, you can compare quotes from local providers with reported median costs. This can help you evaluate your options and see whether a provider's pricing aligns with local costs.

The LTC News Cost of Care Calculator is built on regular surveys of long-term care costs nationwide. We track every level and type of care, from in-home care and adult day care to assisted living, memory care and nursing homes. The result is the most accurate and comprehensive look at long-term care costs available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Now families in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands can see what care really costs where they live, too.” — Nick DeFrank.

Actual costs depend on the provider, services required, and level of assistance needed. The calculator offers a useful starting point for comparing expenses and preparing a realistic care budget. DeFrank says, like any tool, use it as a guide when reviewing costs and options.

Find Care Providers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Knowing what care may cost is important, but families also need to find someone who can provide it. The LTC News Caregiver Directory now includes care providers and facilities throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as listings across the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Families can search for home care agencies, assisted living communities, nursing homes, and other long-term care services.

The directory is especially useful when adult children live far from an aging parent. For example, a son or daughter living on the mainland can search for care options for a parent in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands without starting from scratch.

When a loved one needs help, families need to know who can provide it. We’ve added caregivers and care facilities across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the LTC News Caregiver Directory. That makes it the largest directory of its kind in the United States with well over 80,000 providers. Whether you need a home care agency, an assisted living community or a nursing home, you can now search for care in both territories alongside every state and the District of Columbia.” — Nick DeFrank.

Families should contact providers directly to confirm current availability, services, pricing, and whether they can meet a loved one's specific care needs.

👉Managers of long-term care facilities and in-home care agencies and providers can claim (or create) your free listing on the LTC News Caregiver Directory and/or upgrade the listing to enhance visibility and highlight your staff and services through the LTC News Directory Business Portal.  

Help With Long-Term Care Insurance Claims

For families with Long-Term Care Insurance, accessing policy benefits is another key part of arranging care. LTC News partners with Amada Senior Care to help policyholders and their families navigate the Long-Term Care Insurance claims process at no cost or obligation.

The service can help families understand how to start a claim, gather required documents, and work through the steps to access benefits under an existing policy. Learn more about free Long-Term Care Insurance claims assistance.

More Long-Term Care Resources for Families

Finding care for an aging parent or another loved one often means making important decisions under difficult circumstances. Reliable cost information and a way to find providers can make that process easier.

Adding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is part of LTC News' ongoing effort to make long-term care information and resources available to more families.

Explore the LTC News Cost of Care Calculator, search the Caregiver Directory, and find more information about planning and paying for long-term care with the LTC News Learning Center.