Home Health Agencies in Orleans County, New York

CaringScore for Orleans County, NY

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 Orleans 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 Orleans.

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 3.9, Orleans 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 Orleans. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Orleans County, NY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Orleans, 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 Orleans 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, Orleans 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 64.9 physicians per capita, Orleans trails the national average by 70.6 percent. Orleans scores 84.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.4, and scores 63.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Orleans is 78.1 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Orleans -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Orleans's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Orleans County, NY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	64.9	220.5
Geriatricians	2.4	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	2.4	3.5
Orthopedists	2.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Orleans County, NY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Orleans, 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 Orleans 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 4.3, the costs associated with home health agencies in Orleans are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Orleans is $4,385 , which is 21.0 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Orleans indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 53.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Orleans County, NY
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	47
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	114
Transportation Index	103

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Orleans County, NY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Orleans. 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 Orleans is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.5, Orleans 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 162 days each year in Orleans, 21.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 17°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Orleans than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Orleans is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $46,740 per year, the population of Orleans earns a lower than average median household income. Orleans has an unemployment rate of 9.80 percent, roughly 7.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 14.06 percent of the population in Orleans 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	Orleans	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.7	136.1
Libraries	9.5	18.8
Places of Worship	106.4	220.5
Public Transit	82.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	90.5	97.7
Pharmacies	14.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65