Montana Home Health Need Methodology
Based on 2013 Annual Report of Home Health Agencies (using MT Department of Commerce Census & Economic Information Center population projections and a standard multiplier of 88 patients per 1,000 population aged 65 and over)
Effective 5/5/2014
|
COUNTY
|
2013 65+ Population
Projections
|
2013 Patients
|
Patients per 1000 Population 65+
|
Projected Potential
Patients
|
Projected Unmet Patient Need
|
Beaverhead
|
1,704
|
130
|
76
|
150
|
20
|
Big Horn
|
1,468
|
0
|
0
|
129
|
129
|
Blaine
|
975
|
0
|
0
|
86
|
86
|
Broadwater
|
1,182
|
42
|
36
|
104
|
62
|
Carbon
|
2,139
|
138
|
65
|
188
|
50
|
Carter
|
290
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
26
|
Cascade
|
13,617
|
1,357
|
100
|
1,198
|
0
|
Chouteau
|
1,107
|
17
|
15
|
97
|
80
|
Custer
|
2,105
|
84
|
40
|
185
|
101
|
Daniels
|
423
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
37
|
Dawson
|
1,615
|
88
|
54
|
142
|
54
|
Deer Lodge
|
1,844
|
84
|
46
|
162
|
78
|
Fallon
|
515
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
45
|
Fergus
|
2,612
|
142
|
54
|
230
|
88
|
Flathead
|
15,200
|
1,088
|
72
|
1,338
|
250
|
Gallatin
|
9,925
|
1,073
|
108
|
873
|
0
|
Garfield
|
254
|
1
|
4
|
22
|
21
|
Glacier
|
1,590
|
0
|
0
|
140
|
140
|
Golden Valley
|
211
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
19
|
Granite
|
858
|
1
|
1
|
76
|
75
|
Hill
|
2,227
|
0
|
0
|
196
|
196
|
Jefferson
|
2,060
|
96
|
47
|
181
|
85
|
Judith Basin
|
473
|
13
|
27
|
42
|
29
|
Lake
|
5,506
|
508
|
92
|
485
|
0
|
Lewis and Clark
|
10,089
|
872
|
86
|
888
|
16
|
Liberty
|
529
|
0
|
0
|
47
|
47
|
Lincoln
|
4,571
|
0
|
0
|
402
|
402
|
McCone
|
405
|
9
|
22
|
36
|
27
|
Madison
|
1,880
|
38
|
20
|
165
|
127
|
Meagher
|
471
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
41
|
Mineral
|
954
|
38
|
40
|
84
|
46
|
Missoula
|
14,553
|
1,217
|
84
|
1,281
|
64
|
Musselshell
|
950
|
0
|
0
|
84
|
84
|
Park
|
2,875
|
207
|
72
|
253
|
46
|
Petroleum
|
113
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
Phillips
|
888
|
60
|
68
|
78
|
18
|
Pondera
|
1,205
|
45
|
37
|
106
|
61
|
Powder River
|
437
|
12
|
27
|
38
|
26
|
Powell
|
1,273
|
35
|
27
|
112
|
77
|
Prairie
|
301
|
9
|
30
|
26
|
17
|
Ravalli
|
8,986
|
266
|
30
|
791
|
525
|
Richland
|
1,619
|
30
|
19
|
142
|
112
|
Roosevelt
|
1,184
|
0
|
0
|
104
|
104
|
Rosebud
|
1,185
|
15
|
13
|
104
|
89
|
Sanders
|
2,753
|
89
|
32
|
242
|
153
|
Sheridan
|
823
|
4
|
5
|
72
|
68
|
Silver Bow
|
5,859
|
545
|
93
|
516
|
0
|
Stillwater
|
1,786
|
56
|
31
|
157
|
101
|
Sweet Grass
|
843
|
19
|
23
|
74
|
55
|
Teton
|
1,330
|
34
|
26
|
117
|
83
|
Toole
|
814
|
0
|
0
|
72
|
72
|
Treasure
|
184
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
16
|
Valley
|
1,594
|
0
|
0
|
140
|
140
|
Wheatland
|
488
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
43
|
Wibaux
|
265
|
5
|
19
|
23
|
18
|
Yellowstone
|
22,990
|
1,286
|
56
|
2,023
|
737
|
|
164,097
|
9,753
|
1,697
|
14,438
|
5,096
|