Home Health Agencies in Benewah County, Idaho

CaringScore for Benewah 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 Benewah 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 Benewah.

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 5.7, Benewah 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 Benewah. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Benewah County, ID

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Benewah, 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 Benewah 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 4.1, Benewah rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 108 physicians per capita, Benewah trails the national average by 51.0 percent. Benewah trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 46.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Benewah is 77.4 years -- 0.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Benewah -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 44.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Benewah's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Benewah County, ID	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	108	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	10.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Benewah County, ID

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Benewah, 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 Benewah 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 Benewah are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Benewah is $3,146 , which is 13.2 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Benewah indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 22.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Benewah County, ID
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	78
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	97

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Benewah County, ID

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Benewah. 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 Benewah is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.7, Benewah 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 172 days each year in Benewah, 16.1 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Benewah tend to be similar to 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 index in Benewah is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $40,951 per year, the population of Benewah earns a lower than average median household income. Benewah has an unemployment rate of 19.10 percent, roughly 109.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.32 percent of the population in Benewah is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 31.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Benewah	Nat'l Avg
Parks	99.8	136.1
Libraries	42.8	18.8
Places of Worship	163.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	64.2	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65