Caring’s Senior Living Report ranks Birmingham as one of the best cities in the state for health care, senior living and quality of life. Senior residents have their medical needs met at one of several hospitals, including the highly rated University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital and Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham. Overall, the city is very affordable and its housing costs are less than a third of the national average.
Home care in Birmingham costs $4,242 on average, per month, while the corresponding price for home health care is $4,338. Home health care providers also include light medical services as opposed to the nonmedical care in-home care offers. Both types of care in Birmingham are priced significantly below the national average.
Below we’ve compiled a comprehensive directory of every home care provider in the Birmingham area – complete with services offered and reviews from families who’ve actually used the service. In addition to our in-depth provider listings, we’ve compiled resources to help seniors and their families to access all the tools they need to age in place safely and gracefully.