Home Health Agencies in New Roads, Louisiana

CaringScore for New Roads, LA

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 New Roads 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 New Roads.

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 4.9, New Roads 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 New Roads. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Roads, LA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Roads, 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 New Roads 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 1.9, New Roads 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 56.7 physicians per capita, New Roads trails the national average by 74.3 percent. New Roads 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 New Roads is 75 years -- 3.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in New Roads -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 79.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Roads's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Roads, LA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	56.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Roads, LA

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in New Roads is $3,051 , which is 15.8 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Roads indexes at 16.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 98 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 43.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Roads, LA
Aggregate Index	84
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	57
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	85
Transportation Index	93

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for New Roads, LA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Roads. 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 New Roads is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.7, New Roads 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 220 days each year in New Roads, 7.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 38°F in January, winters tend to be milder in New Roads than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Roads is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $33,060 per year, the population of New Roads earns a lower than average median household income. New Roads has an unemployment rate of 9.20 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 19.56 percent of the population in New Roads is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 48.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Roads	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	22.2	18.8
Places of Worship	109.8	220.5
Public Transit	22.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	314.4	97.7
Pharmacies	104.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65