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Founded in 1970, Alacare Home Health & Hospice is one of the oldest and largest privately owned home health agencies in Alabama. The company provides a full range of home healthcare services, including hospice and palliative care, diabetes education, rehabilitation services, wound care, nutritional services and infusion therapy. Based on admission assessment, Alacare professional staff members develop an individualized plan of care for a patient’s needs. The patient’s physician will order all medications and treatments and the company s staff will inform the physician of any changes in the patient’s care. Additionally, the company reviews the patient’s plan of care and makes any necessary changes based on orders from the physician. Alacare Home Health & Hospice maintains its corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., and has numerous operations throughout the state, including a location in Montgomery.

For over 40 years, Addus HomeCare has been one of the nation’s top providers of personal home care and support services and is committed to providing high-quality, cost-effective care that gives people the freedom to remain in their homes.

Founded in 1968, UniCare operates retail drug stores in Alabama. The center offers pharmacy care, parental nutrition, hydration therapy and pain management services. It offers antibiotics and equipment, supplies and infusion pumps. UniCare provides pharmacy utilization, inventory control, electronic claiming and delivery services. The center provides wound care products, urological, ostomy and tracheostomy supplies. UniCare offers pharmaceutical care guidelines to geriatric patients. It maintains a video library and provides participation in a tracking program. The center also offers pre-admission screening, nursing care and health management services. UniCare maintains charting records and is a part of Omnicare, which is a geriatric pharmaceutical health care company that serves more than 8,800 institutions.

The health department offers WIC, environmental, home care, and clinical services to the public. Certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates may be obtained from this health department.