Retire in Delray Beach

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Health and Safety

Get health and safety information on Delray Beach.

Healthcare Overview

Number of ranked counties in state: 67

County Rank Within State

Health Outcomes:

9

Health Factors:

9

Health Behaviors:

6

Quality of Life:

25

Clinical Care:

10

Percentile Within State

Health Outcomes:

87%

Health Factors:

87%

Health Behaviors:

91%

Quality of Life:

63%

Clinical Care:

85%

Source: County Health Rankings

Providers

# of Primary Care Physicians: 1082
Number of residents per primary care physician: 1268:1
State average number of residents per primary care physician: 1423:1
# of Dentists: 991
Number of residents per dentist: 1410:1
State average number of residents per dentist: 1874:1
# of Mental Health Providers: 2553
Number of residents per mental health provider: 547:1
State average number of residents per mental health provider: 744:1

Hospitals

# of hospitals within 25 miles: 13

Average ER Wait Time: 15 minutes
National Average ER Wait Time:24 minutes

Sample hospitals

Joint Comm Accreditation
# of beds
ER Services
ER Wait Time (in minutes)
Bethesda Hospital East
Yes
0
Yes
14
Delray Medical Center
Yes
0
Yes
23
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Yes
0
Yes
10

Nursing Homes

Nursing homes within 25 miles:

56

19

12

10

12

3

Percentage with 4 or 5 stars

55%

Sample Nursing homes

Rating

Manorcare Health Services

5

Boynton Health Care Center

5

Vi At Lakeside Village

5

Costs

Healthcare Type

Monthly Cost
State Median Cost
Projected Montly Cost (20 years from now)
Homemaker services:
$ 3,241
$ 3,432
$ 5,854
Home Health Aide:
$ 3,337
$ 3,623
$ 6,027
Adult Day Health Care:
$ 1,354
$ 1,408
$ 2,445
Private, 1br assisted living:
$ 2,500
$ 3,150
$ 4,515
Nursing Home, Semi-private Room:
$ 8,243
$ 7,300
$ 14,888
Nursing Home, Private Room:
$ 9,733
$ 8,060
$ 17,579

Source: Genworth Financial

Safety

  • Area
  • National Average

Hurricane Risk

4

Tornado Risk

1

Wildfire Risk

4

Earthquake Risk

1

Nuclear Reactor Within 20 Miles

No

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