Home Health Agencies in Cedar County, Nebraska

CaringScore for Cedar County, NE

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 Cedar 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 Cedar.

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 5.9, Cedar 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 Cedar. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Cedar County, NE

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Cedar, 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 Cedar 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 4.6, Cedar 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 67.6 physicians per capita, Cedar trails the national average by 69.3 percent. Cedar 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 Cedar is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Cedar -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Cedar's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Cedar County, NE	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	67.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Cedar County, NE

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Cedar, 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 Cedar 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 6.4, the costs associated with home health agencies in Cedar are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Cedar is $3,718 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Cedar indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 55.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Cedar County, NE
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	91
Housing Index	45
Food Index	98
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	101

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Cedar County, NE

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Cedar. 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 Cedar is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.1, Cedar 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 219 days each year in Cedar, 6.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 8°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Cedar than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Cedar is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $44,882 per year, the population of Cedar earns a lower than average median household income. Cedar has an unemployment rate of 3.40 percent, roughly 62.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 20.85 percent of the population in Cedar is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 58.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Cedar	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.6	136.1
Libraries	36.2	18.8
Places of Worship	249.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	108.5	97.7
Pharmacies	12.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65