Assisted Living vs In-Home Care Cost Comparison Worksheet

Put your own written quotes side by side and see monthly and total differences from your baseline.

Every cost in this worksheet is a figure you enter from your own written quotes. It contains no outside cost figures. Care costs, licensing and what's included vary by state and provider. Compare written quotes.

Who it's for: Families weighing in-home care, assisted living, moving in with family or other options for an aging parent, who have or will gather written quotes.

The problem it solves: This care cost comparison worksheet turns different kinds of quotes into the same terms: monthly total (base rate, hourly care × hours, care fees, extras and home costs still paid), total for the months you compare including one-time costs, and the difference from the baseline you choose. It shows only differences between your own figures; it doesn't rank options or recommend one.

What's inside

• Care Cost Comparison Workbook (EXAMPLE + BLANK, .xlsx)
• Care Cost Comparison Playbook (PDF)
• Care Quote Request Checklist and Tour & Visit Notes (DOCX + PDF)
• In-Home Care Agency Interview Sheet and Side-by-Side Comparison (DOCX + PDF)
• Family Decision Meeting Agenda (DOCX + PDF)
• AI Prompt Pack: 25 prompts (PDF + TXT)
• Start Here guide and license

How it works

1. Ask your parent's doctor or a care professional what level of help is needed.
2. Request written, dated quotes from each provider.
3. Enter each option and mark what's included.
4. List the monthly money your family already knows about.
5. Review the Dashboard together at a family decision meeting.

Good to know

• Every provider and price in the EXAMPLE file is made up; it isn't a typical cost.
• Every cost in this worksheet is a figure you enter from your own written quotes. It contains no outside cost figures.
• Care costs, licensing and what's included vary by state and provider. Compare written quotes.
• Not financial, legal, Medicare/Medicaid or care advice; care needs should be assessed by your parent's doctor or a care professional.
• Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits and long-term-care insurance each have their own eligibility rules, which vary by state and policy. This worksheet doesn't decide what anyone qualifies for or what a policy will pay. Ask a benefits counselor (your State Health Insurance Assistance Program or Area Agency on Aging), a VA-accredited representative, or your insurer.
• Excel .xlsx workbook, no macros; formulas tested in LibreOffice (Google Sheets and Excel open-tests pending)
• ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot are trademarks of their owners. This kit isn't affiliated with them.

Refunds: All sales are final. This kit is an instant digital download, so we don't offer refunds once your order is placed. If a file is broken, missing or not as described, email ryanviabusiness@gmail.com with your order number and we'll send you a working replacement file; if we can't provide a working file that matches this description, we'll refund your order. If you bought the same kit twice by mistake, email us within 14 days of the second order and we'll refund the duplicate order. Nothing in this policy limits any rights you have under law that can't be waived.

License: one household; no resale, redistribution or sharing.

Cover images are illustrations created with AI. The people shown are fictional, not customers.