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Michigan City-La Porte, IN

SCORE: 73.07

#246

FOR AGES 65-79
SCORE: 73.30

#248

FOR AGES 80+
SCORE: 73.50

Percent of Population 65+:  14.88%
Population 65+:  16,543
Total Population:  111,197

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	248	66.01	75.28	-12.31 %
Health Care	145	37.78	42.45	-11.00 %
Wellness	239	74.83	81.88	-8.61 %
Financial	201	72.97	77.72	-6.11 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	137	69.03	69.85	-1.17 %
Employment / Education	225	47.52	59.20	-19.73 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	215	58.46	64.90	-9.92 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	58	58.62	54.20	8.15 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

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Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	219	8.74	15.54
Number of hospital beds	124	30.73	34.20
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	213	50.00	79.23
Expenses per Inpatient Day	168	54.12	60.11
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	252	.00	9.41
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	90	29.21	25.35
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	178	24.21	36.38
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	252	.00	5.73
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services	37	31.31	15.76
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	38	50.00	26.90
% of Magnet Hospitals	4	50.00	6.41
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	98	13.12	13.47
Number of psychologists	214	9.21	21.04
Number of nurses	205	16.59	24.33
Number of Physical Therapists	222	19.74	35.67
ER Wait Times	134	24.59	27.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	113	91.97	90.82
Obesity rate, population 65+	199	43.86	50.43
Diabetes Rate	164	41.59	46.23
Alzheimer's Cases	50	86.74	81.94
Number of Caregivers	99	73.91	71.15
Life Expectancy at 65	180	78.43	81.36
Number of Fitness Centers	226	23.77	40.35
Number of fast food outlets	143	61.21	64.16
Sugary drink consumption	248	39.67	74.11
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	61	28.70	22.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of banks and financial institutions	220	41.50	55.90
Total bank deposits	139	1.16	1.72
Tax burden	89	79.69	72.59
Dependency Ratio	109	62.44	63.45
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2006-2011)	210	68.12	71.00
% of 65+ population below poverty	204	25.94	37.11
Capital Gains as % of AGI	215	27.89	43.03
Income Growth (2007-2012)	180	60.77	62.83
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	74	22.46	20.25

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	79	52.97	47.00
Median Rental Price	79	75.58	69.66
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	58	54.00	49.14
Number of Nursing Beds	133	24.56	26.73
Cost of Semi-private nursing room	87	75.81	70.35
Number of home health-care service providers	237	1.85	9.48
Continuing Care Facilities	165	9.68	15.92
Cost of assisted living	78	75.10	70.12
Nursing-home rating	217	10.26	34.13
% of seniors living in family households	47	89.25	84.74
Cost of adult day services	187	50.00	61.47

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of 65+ Employed	141	55.19	57.95
65+ Unemployment Rate	203	4.48	12.33
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	250	58.89	69.72
Output of service sector/manufacturing	233	2.12	9.69
College Enrollment	200	18.25	29.22

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Average commute time to work	212	62.66	71.39
Number of Passenger Trips	252	.48	11.53
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	68	64.96	64.25
% of commuters who walk to work	223	8.22	17.90
Number of Grocery, etc.	159	51.05	55.19
% of Seniors near grocery	77	88.49	84.52

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of population 65+	101	41.26	39.94
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	175	12.54	18.61
Senior Volunteer Rates	90	63.63	63.01
Number of Public Libraries	24	43.39	25.07
Number of YMCAs	10	48.91	12.40
Funding for Seniors	92	23.70	25.37