Home Health Agencies in Phillips County, Kansas

CaringScore for Phillips County, KS

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 Phillips 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 Phillips.

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 6.2, Phillips rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Phillips County, KS

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Phillips, 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 Phillips 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 4.5, Phillips 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 56.5 physicians per capita, Phillips trails the national average by 74.4 percent. Phillips 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 Phillips is 78.9 years -- 1.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Phillips -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Phillips's environmental health -- trails the national average by 34.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Phillips County, KS	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	56.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Phillips County, KS

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Phillips, 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 Phillips 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 8.1, the costs associated with home health agencies in Phillips are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Phillips is $3,051 , which is 15.8 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Phillips indexes at 20.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 57.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Phillips County, KS
Aggregate Index	80
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	43
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	86
Transportation Index	96

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Phillips County, KS

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Phillips. 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 Phillips is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.3, Phillips 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 225 days each year in Phillips, 9.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Phillips than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 93°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Phillips is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $45,549 per year, the population of Phillips earns a lower than average median household income. Phillips has an unemployment rate of 5.10 percent, roughly 44.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 23.28 percent of the population in Phillips is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 76.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Phillips	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	114.1	18.8
Places of Worship	483.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	190.2	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65