{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "ElderCareIndex State Data \u2014 District of Columbia",
  "description": "Senior care cost benchmarks (assisted living, memory care, nursing home, home health aide, adult day care) and Medicaid eligibility summary for District of Columbia. Sourced from Genworth Cost of Care, CMS, BLS, and state Medicaid agency.",
  "url": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/",
  "license": "https://eldercareindex.com/methodology/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "ElderCareIndex",
    "url": "https://eldercareindex.com"
  },
  "spatialCoverage": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "District of Columbia",
    "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",
    "Elderly & Persons with Physical Disabilities Waiver (https://dhcf.dc.gov/)"
  ],
  "state_abbr": "DC",
  "state_name": "District of Columbia",
  "state_slug": "district-of-columbia",
  "costs_monthly_usd": {
    "assisted_living": 6978,
    "memory_care": 8722,
    "nursing_home_semi_private": 11952,
    "nursing_home_private": 15664,
    "independent_living": 4539
  },
  "costs_unit_usd": {
    "home_health_aide_per_hour": 35,
    "adult_day_care_per_day": 115
  },
  "vs_national_pct_diff": {
    "adultDay": 40.2,
    "homeAide": 29.6,
    "independent": 52.0,
    "assistedLiving": 52.0,
    "memoryCare": 52.0,
    "nursingSemi": 8.3,
    "nursingPrivate": 28.0
  },
  "medicaid": {
    "waiver_name": "Elderly & Persons with Physical Disabilities Waiver",
    "agency_url": "https://dhcf.dc.gov/",
    "income_limit_monthly_usd": 2829,
    "asset_limit_usd": 2000
  },
  "neighbor_states": [
    "MD",
    "VA"
  ],
  "index_scores": {
    "composite": 56.5,
    "rank": 2,
    "grade": "A",
    "pillars": {
      "affordability": 55.3,
      "quality": 47.0,
      "quality_raw": 2.88,
      "staffing": 53.3,
      "access": 49.8,
      "medicaid": 85.0
    },
    "pillar_grades": {
      "affordability": "F",
      "quality": "B",
      "staffing": "A",
      "access": "A",
      "medicaid": "A"
    }
  },
  "page_urls": {
    "state_overview": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/",
    "assisted_living": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/assisted-living/",
    "medicaid": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/medicaid/",
    "memory_care": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/memory-care/",
    "nursing_home": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/nursing-home/",
    "home_health_aide": "https://eldercareindex.com/district-of-columbia/home-health-aide/"
  }
}