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Home Health Care in Alabama

Alabama has 116 licensed home health care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts across 594 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $5,148/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.

114 of them have a CMS star rating.

Cost of home health care in Alabama

Median monthly price, Alabama

$5,148/mo

Estimated range $4,914 – $5,595

● Alabama $5,148 ○ National median $6,769

Source: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025

This uses the survey's home care rate, because the survey no longer prices skilled nursing or therapy visits separately. Skilled visits are usually billed per visit.

Home Health Care cost comparison (2025)
Home Health CareAlabamaNational
25th percentile$4,914/mo$6,221/mo
Median$5,148/mo$6,769/mo
75th percentile$5,595/mo$7,627/mo

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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.

CMS rating distribution in Alabama

CMS overall star ratings for 114 home health care agencies in Alabama. We do not re-rank these scores.

CMS star ratings in Alabama
CMS starsProviders
5 stars78
4 stars29
3 stars3
2 stars3
1 star1

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Alabama licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for Alabama are coming soon.

Medicaid & local resources in Alabama

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Alabama Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Alabama resolve concerns about care and rights.

Find your local ombudsman

Medicaid programs for care at home

National helplines

Cities in Alabama

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Home Health Care providers in Alabama

Some of the licensed home health care agencies in Alabama. Open a city page for the full local list.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cities in Alabama have home health care listings?

Alabama has home health care listings in 594 cities and towns. Find yours in the city list on this page, or search for it by name.

We last pulled this list from our sources on Oct 1. That is when our records were refreshed, not a check of each listing.

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