Home Health Agencies in Sweet Home, Arkansas

CaringScore for Sweet Home, AR

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 Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home.

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 7.7, Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Sweet Home, AR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Sweet Home, 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 Sweet Home 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 8.8, Sweet Home rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking home health agencies. At 467.1 physicians per capita, Sweet Home scores 111.8 percent better than the national average. Sweet Home scores 407.7 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 6.6, and scores 165.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 51.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Sweet Home is 75.6 years -- 3.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Sweet Home -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Sweet Home's environmental health -- is 63.6 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Sweet Home, AR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	467.1	220.5
Geriatricians	6.6	1.3
Cardiologists	21.9	7.7
Oncologists	9	3.5
Orthopedists	14.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Sweet Home, AR

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Sweet Home is $3,098 , which is 14.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Sweet Home indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 57.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Sweet Home, AR
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	90
Housing Index	43
Food Index	92
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	96

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Sweet Home, AR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Sweet Home. 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 Sweet Home is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.2, Sweet Home is on par with the national 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 219 days each year in Sweet Home, 6.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 32°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $24,086 per year, the population of Sweet Home earns a lower than average median household income. Sweet Home has an unemployment rate of 6.80 percent, roughly 25.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.62 percent of the population in Sweet Home is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 18.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Sweet Home	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	3.5	18.8
Places of Worship	110.7	220.5
Public Transit	72.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65