Home Health Agencies in Morgan County, Indiana

CaringScore for Morgan County, IN

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 Morgan 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 Morgan.

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 5, Morgan 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 Morgan. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Morgan County, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Morgan, 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 Morgan 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, Morgan 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 93.5 physicians per capita, Morgan trails the national average by 57.6 percent. Morgan scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.4, and scores 35.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Morgan is 76.9 years -- 1.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Morgan -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Morgan's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Morgan County, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	93.5	220.5
Geriatricians	1.4	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	1.4	3.5
Orthopedists	9.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Morgan County, IN

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Morgan is $3,396 , which is 6.3 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Morgan indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 101 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 18.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Morgan County, IN
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	82
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	111
Transportation Index	94

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Morgan County, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Morgan. 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 Morgan is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.1, Morgan 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 187 days each year in Morgan, 8.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Morgan tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Morgan is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $54,745 per year, the population of Morgan earns a median household income on par with the national average. Morgan has an unemployment rate of 9.10 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 12.50 percent of the population in Morgan is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Morgan	Nat'l Avg
Parks	35.2	136.1
Libraries	10	18.8
Places of Worship	130.5	220.5
Public Transit	56.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	55.4	97.7
Pharmacies	5.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65