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Monroe, LA

SCORE: 79.65

#125

FOR AGES 65-79
SCORE: 80.11

#107

FOR AGES 80+
SCORE: 81.11

Percent of Population 65+:  13.36%
Population 65+:  23,750
Total Population:  177,755

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	109	75.41	75.28	0.17 %
Health Care	110	42.01	42.45	-1.04 %
Wellness	196	77.33	81.88	-5.56 %
Financial	78	80.45	77.72	3.51 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	21	82.06	69.85	17.48 %
Employment / Education	158	53.84	59.20	-9.05 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	166	62.04	64.90	-4.41 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	186	47.06	54.20	-13.17 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

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Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	86	14.79	15.54
Number of hospital beds	35	51.02	34.20
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	244	30.77	79.23
Expenses per Inpatient Day	52	70.12	60.11
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	252	.00	9.41
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	64	38.62	25.35
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	58	47.89	36.38
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	252	.00	5.73
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services	252	.00	15.76
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	156	7.69	26.90
% of Magnet Hospitals	252	.00	6.41
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	126	11.56	13.47
Number of psychologists	243	3.81	21.04
Number of nurses	74	27.09	24.33
Number of Physical Therapists	132	32.27	35.67
ER Wait Times	177	20.83	27.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	67	93.62	90.82
Obesity rate, population 65+	202	43.72	50.43
Diabetes Rate	225	35.43	46.23
Alzheimer's Cases	231	71.68	81.94
Number of Caregivers	108	73.70	71.15
Life Expectancy at 65	224	75.66	81.36
Number of Fitness Centers	104	42.12	40.35
Number of fast food outlets	153	59.63	64.16
Sugary drink consumption	81	85.92	74.11
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	225	10.46	22.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of banks and financial institutions	6	84.72	55.90
Total bank deposits	111	1.25	1.72
Tax burden	20	92.08	72.59
Dependency Ratio	191	57.89	63.45
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2006-2011)	89	71.86	71.00
% of 65+ population below poverty	242	19.82	37.11
Capital Gains as % of AGI	195	31.65	43.03
Income Growth (2007-2012)	109	63.02	62.83
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	92	19.50	20.25

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	86	52.45	47.00
Median Rental Price	47	79.97	69.66
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	143	47.86	49.14
Number of Nursing Beds	16	49.34	26.73
Cost of Semi-private nursing room	25	95.92	70.35
Number of home health-care service providers	11	30.52	9.48
Continuing Care Facilities	180	8.99	15.92
Cost of assisted living	25	81.43	70.12
Nursing-home rating	209	17.09	34.13
% of seniors living in family households	175	82.54	84.74
Cost of adult day services	55	69.64	61.47

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of 65+ Employed	118	58.35	57.95
65+ Unemployment Rate	123	8.00	12.33
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	177	67.33	69.72
Output of service sector/manufacturing	99	7.61	9.69
College Enrollment	184	19.82	29.22

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Average commute time to work	148	68.64	71.39
Number of Passenger Trips	90	9.97	11.53
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	15	74.98	64.25
% of commuters who walk to work	242	6.33	17.90
Number of Grocery, etc.	50	63.87	55.19
% of Seniors near grocery	234	73.57	84.52

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of population 65+	157	37.05	39.94
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	66	20.31	18.61
Senior Volunteer Rates	247	43.07	63.01
Number of Public Libraries	51	33.52	25.07
Number of YMCAs	150	8.06	12.40
Funding for Seniors	81	23.75	25.37