Home Health Agencies in Gentry County, Missouri

CaringScore for Gentry County, MO

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 Gentry 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 Gentry.

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 6.1, Gentry 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 Gentry. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Gentry County, MO

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Gentry, 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 Gentry 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 5.1, Gentry 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 60.3 physicians per capita, Gentry trails the national average by 72.7 percent. Gentry 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 Gentry is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Gentry -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Gentry's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Gentry County, MO	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	60.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Gentry County, MO

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Gentry is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Gentry indexes at 16.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Gentry County, MO
Aggregate Index	84
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	51
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	94

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Gentry County, MO

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Gentry. 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 Gentry is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6, Gentry 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 216 days each year in Gentry, 5.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Gentry than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Gentry is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $37,308 per year, the population of Gentry earns a lower than average median household income. Gentry has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 21.94 percent of the population in Gentry is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 66.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Gentry	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	48.9	18.8
Places of Worship	422.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	130.3	97.7
Pharmacies	32.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65