Home Health Agencies in Tama County, Iowa

CaringScore for Tama County, IA

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 Tama 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 Tama.

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 5.7, Tama 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 Tama. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Tama County, IA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Tama, 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 Tama 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 4.8, Tama 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 33.7 physicians per capita, Tama trails the national average by 84.7 percent. Tama 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 Tama is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Tama -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 14.5 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Tama's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Tama County, IA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	33.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Tama County, IA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Tama, 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 Tama 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 5.9, the costs associated with home health agencies in Tama are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Tama is $3,813 , which is 5.2 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Tama indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 43.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Tama County, IA
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	57
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	94
Transportation Index	100

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Tama County, IA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Tama. 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 Tama is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.1, Tama 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 191 days each year in Tama, 6.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 9°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Tama than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Tama is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $47,216 per year, the population of Tama earns a lower than average median household income. Tama has an unemployment rate of 8.30 percent, roughly 8.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 18.72 percent of the population in Tama is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 42.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Tama	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7.1	136.1
Libraries	50.5	18.8
Places of Worship	215.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	117.9	97.7
Pharmacies	22.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65