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title: "Nursing Home Costs 2025: Kansas, Missouri and U.S."
description: "2025 nursing home costs: median monthly, daily and yearly prices for shared and private rooms in Kansas, Missouri and the U.S., and how families pay."
url: https://seniortransitionassistance.com/costs/nursing-home/
updated: 2026-10-09
site: Senior Transition Assistance
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What it costs

# How much does a nursing home cost?

Nursing home care is the most expensive kind of senior care, because it includes 24-hour nursing. Here are the latest published medians and how families pay.

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Quick answer

In the CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, the median cost of a shared (semi-private) nursing home room was $8,669 a month in Kansas and $6,741 in Missouri, against $9,581 nationally. A private room was $9,064 in Kansas and $7,604 in Missouri. Medicare covers only short skilled stays; Medicaid pays for long-term care for people who qualify. [(800) 614-8388](tel:+18006148388) to talk it through.

**Last updated October 9, 2026** Costs are published medians or typical ranges with a named source, never quotes. Every community and agency prices differently.

**On this page**

1. [ 2025 nursing home costs](#g-2025-nursing-home-costs)
2. [What's included](#g-what-s-included)
3. [How families pay](#g-how-families-pay)
4. [Comparing with other care](#g-comparing-with-other-care)
5. [Questions](#g-faq)

## 2025 nursing home costs

|  | Kansas | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared room, daily | $285 | $222 | $315 |
| Shared room, monthly | $8,669 | $6,741 | $9,581 |
| Shared room, yearly | $104,025 | $80,893 | $114,975 |
| Private room, daily | $298 | $250 | $355 |
| Private room, monthly | $9,064 | $7,604 | $10,798 |
| Private room, yearly | $108,770 | $91,250 | $129,575 |

Medians from the CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (survey July to November 2025). Monthly figures are the yearly median divided by 12. Prices at any one nursing home can be higher or lower.

## What's included

Nursing home rates usually cover the room, meals, nursing care, help with daily activities, and activities. Some therapy, medications and supplies may be billed separately, often to insurance. Ask each home for a written list.

## How families pay

- **Medicare:** covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing care per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day inpatient hospital stay. In 2026, days 1 to 20 cost $0 and days 21 to 100 cost up to $217 a day. It doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. See [Medicare and nursing homes](https://seniortransitionassistance.com/help/paying-for-it/medicare-nursing-home/).
- **Medicaid:** KanCare in Kansas and MO HealthNet in Missouri pay for long-term nursing home care for people who meet medical and financial rules.
- **Private pay:** savings, income, home sale proceeds.
- **Long-term care insurance**, if your parent has a policy.
- **VA:** eligible veterans may get nursing home care through the VA or a state veterans home. See [veterans' care](https://seniortransitionassistance.com/veterans/).

## Comparing with other care

| Kansas, 2025 monthly median | Cost |
|---|---|
| Assisted living | $5,975 |
| Home care, 44 hours a week | $6,435 |
| Nursing home, shared room | $8,669 |

If your parent doesn't need daily skilled nursing, [assisted living](https://seniortransitionassistance.com/help/assisted-living/vs-nursing-home/) or care at home may cost less.

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## Questions families ask

### How much does a nursing home cost per month in Kansas?

The 2025 median was $8,669 a month for a shared room and $9,064 for a private room.

### How much does a nursing home cost per month in Missouri?

The 2025 median was $6,741 a month for a shared room and $7,604 for a private room.

### Does Medicare pay for nursing homes?

Only for short skilled stays that meet Medicare's rules, up to 100 days per benefit period. Not for long-term custodial care.

### What happens when the money runs out?

Many residents apply for Medicaid. Ask whether the nursing home accepts Medicaid before moving in.

## Sources

- [CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, Median Cost Data Tables (survey July to November 2025; median cost data tables, published March 2026)](https://pro.genworth.com/riiproweb/productinfo/pdf/282102.pdf)
- [Medicare.gov: Skilled nursing facility care (2026 costs)](https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/skilled-nursing-facility-snf-care)
- [Medicare.gov: Long-term care coverage](https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/long-term-care)
- [KanCare (Kansas Medicaid)](https://www.kancare.ks.gov/)
- [Missouri DSS: MO HealthNet health care](https://dss.mo.gov/healthcare)

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