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Published in final edited form as: Nurs Econ. 2015 Nov-Dec;33(6):306–313.

Table 3.

Mean Monthly Costs of Aging in Place and Home Health Care for 12 Months

Cost Category	Pre-Period						Post-Period
	AIP		HHC		Diff	p Value	AIP		HHC		Diff	p Value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Diff	p Value	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Diff	p Value
Total	1,625	1,867	1,915	2,086	290	0.0746	1,506	1,876	1,500	1,988	−5	0.9734
Bcarrier	203	206	289	265	86	<0.0001	172	184	219	246	47	0.0144
IP	1,063	1,485	1,204	1,644	141	0.2713	721	1,423	649	1,403	−73	0.5375
OP	116	199	233	472	117	0.0005	147	280	258	529	111	0.0056
SNF	98	306	69	256	−29	0.1842	113	360	129	410	16	0.6358
DME	37	74	39	130	2	0.8472	99	176	68	170	−30	0.0330
HHC	107	127	80	91	−27	0.0001	253	252	177	175	−76	<0.0001

NOTES: IP = inpatient; OP = outpatient; SNF = skilled nursing facility; DME = durable medical equipment; HHC = home health care