Answer
The 2024 CareScout Cost of Care Survey put Ohio's adult day health care median at roughly $21,580 a year, or about $1,798 a month, statewide -- well below full-time in-home or facility care.
The detail behind the number
Adult day care is one of the more underused tools in a family's toolkit, largely because people don't realize how much less expensive it is relative to other options. It runs on the facility's schedule, typically weekday daytime hours, and gives a family caregiver a predictable, reliable break rather than requiring round-the-clock in-home coverage. Ohio's PASSPORT waiver can help cover adult day care costs for eligible seniors, which makes it worth asking the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio about even before assuming your family can't afford it.
