Home Health Agencies in La Follette, Tennessee

CaringScore for La Follette, TN

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 La Follette 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 La Follette.

A 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 4.8, La Follette is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for La Follette, TN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in La Follette, 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 La Follette 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 3.3, La Follette 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 81.4 physicians per capita, La Follette trails the national average by 63.1 percent. La Follette scores 84.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.4, and scores 74.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in La Follette is 74.2 years -- 4.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in La Follette -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of La Follette's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	La Follette, TN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	81.4	220.5
Geriatricians	2.4	1.3
Cardiologists	2.4	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for La Follette, TN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in La Follette, 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 La Follette 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 7.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in La Follette are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in La Follette is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for La Follette indexes at 21.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 60.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	La Follette, TN
Aggregate Index	79
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	40
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	93

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for La Follette, TN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in La Follette. 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 La Follette is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3, La Follette rates below 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 208 days each year in La Follette, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in La Follette 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 La Follette is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $22,452 per year, the population of La Follette earns a lower than average median household income. La Follette has an unemployment rate of 12.50 percent, roughly 37.4 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.90 percent of the population in La Follette is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 66.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	La Follette	Nat'l Avg
Parks	33.6	136.1
Libraries	9.8	18.8
Places of Worship	168.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	307.8	97.7
Pharmacies	49.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65