{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "ElderCareIndex State Data \u2014 Delaware",
  "description": "Senior care cost benchmarks (assisted living, memory care, nursing home, home health aide, adult day care) and Medicaid eligibility summary for Delaware. Sourced from Genworth Cost of Care, CMS, BLS, and state Medicaid agency.",
  "url": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/",
  "license": "https://eldercareindex.com/methodology/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "ElderCareIndex",
    "url": "https://eldercareindex.com"
  },
  "spatialCoverage": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "Delaware",
    "containedInPlace": {
      "@type": "Country",
      "name": "United States"
    }
  },
  "variableMeasured": [
    "assisted_living_monthly_cost",
    "memory_care_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_semi_private_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_private_monthly_cost",
    "home_health_aide_hourly_cost",
    "adult_day_care_daily_cost",
    "independent_living_monthly_cost",
    "medicaid_income_limit_monthly",
    "medicaid_asset_limit",
    "medicaid_waiver_name",
    "composite_index_score",
    "affordability_score",
    "quality_score",
    "staffing_score",
    "access_score",
    "medicaid_score"
  ],
  "dateModified": "2026-03-01",
  "isBasedOn": [
    "Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2024 (adjusted to 2026)",
    "World Population Review",
    "CareScout",
    "CMS Nursing Home Compare",
    "BLS Occupational Employment Statistics",
    "Diamond State Health Plan Plus (https://dhss.delaware.gov/)"
  ],
  "state_abbr": "DE",
  "state_name": "Delaware",
  "state_slug": "delaware",
  "costs_monthly_usd": {
    "assisted_living": 5995,
    "memory_care": 7494,
    "nursing_home_semi_private": 14599,
    "nursing_home_private": 15336,
    "independent_living": 3898
  },
  "costs_unit_usd": {
    "home_health_aide_per_hour": 28,
    "adult_day_care_per_day": 92
  },
  "vs_national_pct_diff": {
    "adultDay": 12.2,
    "homeAide": 3.7,
    "independent": 30.5,
    "assistedLiving": 30.6,
    "memoryCare": 30.6,
    "nursingSemi": 32.2,
    "nursingPrivate": 25.3
  },
  "medicaid": {
    "waiver_name": "Diamond State Health Plan Plus",
    "agency_url": "https://dhss.delaware.gov/",
    "income_limit_monthly_usd": 2829,
    "asset_limit_usd": 2000
  },
  "neighbor_states": [
    "MD",
    "PA",
    "NJ"
  ],
  "index_scores": {
    "composite": 46.8,
    "rank": 45,
    "grade": "D",
    "pillars": {
      "affordability": 58.8,
      "quality": 42.5,
      "quality_raw": 2.7,
      "staffing": 37.1,
      "access": 24.1,
      "medicaid": 70.0
    },
    "pillar_grades": {
      "affordability": "F",
      "quality": "F",
      "staffing": "B",
      "access": "C",
      "medicaid": "C"
    }
  },
  "page_urls": {
    "state_overview": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/",
    "assisted_living": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/assisted-living/",
    "medicaid": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/medicaid/",
    "memory_care": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/memory-care/",
    "nursing_home": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/nursing-home/",
    "home_health_aide": "https://eldercareindex.com/delaware/home-health-aide/"
  }
}