In-Home Care Services in Palm Desert, California

CaringScore for Palm Desert, CA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for in-home care services in Palm Desert 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 in-home care services in Palm Desert.

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 4.5, Palm Desert is on par with the national average for those seeking in-home care services.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Palm Desert, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Palm Desert, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for in-home care services. The HealthScore for Palm Desert 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 3.3, Palm Desert rates below average for those seeking in-home care services.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 109.8 physicians per capita, Palm Desert trails the national average by 50.2 percent. Palm Desert trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 53.8 percent, with 0.6, and scores 51.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Palm Desert is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Palm Desert -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 98.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Palm Desert's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Palm Desert, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	109.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0.6	1.3
Cardiologists	3.5	7.7
Oncologists	1.2	3.5
Orthopedists	4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Palm Desert, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Palm Desert, 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 in-home care services. The CostScore for Palm Desert is based on data such as the average monthly cost of in-home care services in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 4.4, the costs associated with in-home care services in Palm Desert are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for in-home care services in Palm Desert is $3,409 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Palm Desert indexes at 26.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 101 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 77.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Palm Desert, CA
Aggregate Index	126
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	177
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	113
Transportation Index	110

In-Home Care Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Palm Desert, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Palm Desert. 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 in-home care services. The LivabilityScore for Palm Desert is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.6, Palm Desert rates above average for in-home care services.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for in-home care services. The sun shines an average of 269 days each year in Palm Desert, 31.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 39°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Palm Desert than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 107°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Palm Desert is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $60,736 per year, the population of Palm Desert earns a better than average median household income. Palm Desert has an unemployment rate of 8.40 percent, roughly 7.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 27.51 percent of the population in Palm Desert is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 109.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Palm Desert	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.3	136.1
Libraries	2.4	18.8
Places of Worship	46	220.5
Public Transit	135.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	140.4	97.7
Pharmacies	14.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65