Home Health Agencies in Mount Gilead, North Carolina

CaringScore for Mount Gilead, NC

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 Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead.

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 4.3, Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mount Gilead, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mount Gilead, 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 Mount Gilead 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 2.7, Mount Gilead 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 36.1 physicians per capita, Mount Gilead trails the national average by 83.6 percent. Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead is 74.9 years -- 3.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Mount Gilead -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mount Gilead's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mount Gilead, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	36.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mount Gilead, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mount Gilead, 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 Mount Gilead 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 6.6, the costs associated with home health agencies in Mount Gilead are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Mount Gilead is $3,289 , which is 9.2 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mount Gilead indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 56.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mount Gilead, NC
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	44
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	95

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Mount Gilead, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mount Gilead. 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 Mount Gilead is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Mount Gilead 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 220 days each year in Mount Gilead, 7.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 30°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Mount Gilead than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Mount Gilead is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $32,041 per year, the population of Mount Gilead earns a lower than average median household income. Mount Gilead has an unemployment rate of 11.70 percent, roughly 28.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.31 percent of the population in Mount Gilead is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 31.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mount Gilead	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.3	136.1
Libraries	18	18.8
Places of Worship	261	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	384	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65