Home Health Agencies in Lake County, Oregon

CaringScore for Lake County, OR

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 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 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 4.4, Lake rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Lake County, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in 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 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 4.4, Lake 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 81.8 physicians per capita, Lake trails the national average by 62.9 percent. 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 Lake is 76.5 years -- 1.8 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Lake -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Lake's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Lake County, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	81.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Lake County, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in 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 Lake is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 3.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in Lake are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Lake is $4,288 , which is 18.4 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Lake indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Lake County, OR
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	51
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	110

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Lake County, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in 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 Lake is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.4, Lake is on par with the national 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 211 days each year in Lake, 2.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 20°F in January, winters in Lake tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Lake is 100.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $35,833 per year, the population of Lake earns a lower than average median household income. Lake has an unemployment rate of 13.90 percent, roughly 52.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.07 percent of the population in Lake is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 60.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Lake	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3160	136.1
Libraries	53.6	18.8
Places of Worship	309.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	227.6	97.7
Pharmacies	13.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65