Home Health Agencies in Wayne County, West Virginia

CaringScore for Wayne County, WV

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 Wayne 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 Wayne.

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 5.2, Wayne 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 Wayne. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Wayne County, WV

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wayne, 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 Wayne 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 4.6, Wayne 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 101.7 physicians per capita, Wayne trails the national average by 53.9 percent. Wayne scores 92.3 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.5, and scores 36.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Wayne is 75.1 years -- 3.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Wayne -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Wayne's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Wayne County, WV	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	101.7	220.5
Geriatricians	2.5	1.3
Cardiologists	2.5	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	4.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Wayne County, WV

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Wayne is $3,146 , which is 13.2 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Wayne indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 53.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Wayne County, WV
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	47
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	101

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Wayne County, WV

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wayne. 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 Wayne is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.7, Wayne 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 Wayne, 21.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 24°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Wayne than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Wayne is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $35,333 per year, the population of Wayne earns a lower than average median household income. Wayne has an unemployment rate of 10.20 percent, roughly 12.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.77 percent of the population in Wayne is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 19.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Wayne	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.9	136.1
Libraries	7.4	18.8
Places of Worship	179.5	220.5
Public Transit	106.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	73.5	97.7
Pharmacies	9.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65