Home Health Agencies in Bear Lake County, Idaho

CaringScore for Bear Lake County, ID

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for home health agencies in Bear Lake was based on more than 50 factors in three key categories: health, cost, and livability. By compiling and analyzing this data, Caring.com is able to rate the quality of life you or a loved one might expect should you choose home health agencies in Bear Lake.

CaringScore can range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and provides a quick way to compare cities, counties, and even specific zip codes. With a CaringScore of 6.5, Bear Lake rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Bear Lake. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Bear Lake County, ID

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Bear Lake, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for home health agencies. The HealthScore for Bear Lake is based on the availability of healthcare resources, air and water quality, the overall health of the local population, and other key factors. With a HealthScore of 4.7, Bear Lake is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 99.5 physicians per capita, Bear Lake trails the national average by 54.9 percent. Bear Lake trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Bear Lake is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Bear Lake -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Bear Lake's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Bear Lake County, ID	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	99.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Bear Lake County, ID

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Bear Lake, rates the cost of living for older adults on a scale of 1 (more expensive) to 10 (less expensive). It's specifically tailored to people looking for home health agencies. The CostScore for Bear Lake is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 7.4, the costs associated with home health agencies in Bear Lake are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Bear Lake is $3,146 , which is 13.2 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Bear Lake indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 38.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Bear Lake County, ID
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	62
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	100

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Bear Lake County, ID

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Bear Lake. On a scale of 1 (less livable) to 10 (more livable), it's a rating of the quality of life in a region, specifically tailored to those looking for home health agencies. The LivabilityScore for Bear Lake is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.9, Bear Lake rates above average for home health agencies.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for home health agencies. The sun shines an average of 212 days each year in Bear Lake, 3.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 6°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Bear Lake than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Bear Lake is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $43,710 per year, the population of Bear Lake earns a lower than average median household income. Bear Lake has an unemployment rate of 6.90 percent, roughly 24.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.07 percent of the population in Bear Lake is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 29.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Bear Lake	Nat'l Avg
Parks	25.6	136.1
Libraries	34.6	18.8
Places of Worship	312	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	138.4	97.7
Pharmacies	17.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65