According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for care of invalids and elderly at home are 67.44% higher in 2024 versus 2005 (a $6,744.45 difference in value).
Between 2005 and 2024: Elderly care experienced an average inflation rate of 2.75% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, elderly care costing $10,000 in the year 2005 would cost $16,744.45 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for elderly care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Elderly care, over time, for $10,000 beginning in 2005. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $10,000.00 | - |
| 2006 | $10,177.69 | 1.78% |
| 2007 | $10,316.41 | 1.36% |
| 2008 | $10,788.15 | 4.57% |
| 2009 | $10,987.16 | 1.84% |
| 2010 | $11,127.99 | 1.28% |
| 2011 | $11,313.26 | 1.66% |
| 2012 | $11,446.98 | 1.18% |
| 2013 | $11,511.68 | 0.57% |
| 2014 | $11,670.38 | 1.38% |
| 2015 | $11,787.82 | 1.01% |
| 2016 | $12,055.02 | 2.27% |
| 2017 | $11,964.18 | -0.75% |
| 2018 | $12,081.45 | 0.98% |
| 2019 | $12,415.06 | 2.76% |
| 2020 | $12,907.23 | 3.96% |
| 2021 | $13,850.49 | 7.31% |
| 2022 | $14,339.28 | 3.53% |
| 2023 | $15,260.20 | 6.42% |
| 2024 | $16,744.45 | 9.73%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Care of invalids and elderly at home:
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 101.777 | 103.164 | 107.882 | 109.872 | 111.280 | 113.133 | 114.470 | 115.117 | 116.704 | 117.878 | 120.550 | 119.642 | 120.815 | 124.151 | 129.072 | 138.505 | 143.393 | 152.602 | 167.445 |