When you need in-home care, look to Home Instead in Northern Alabama to deliver the excellence and compassion you deserve. We are part of one of the most highly regarded home care companies in the United States, backed by more than 20​ years of experience.

Thousands of seniors in the Madison, Morgan, Limestone and Marshall County live with diabetes. Managing this chronic condition -- whether it's type 1 or type 2 -- can present challenges as a family member ages. Our highly trained CareProfessionals​ can help your loved one manage diabetes.

Did you know there are over 100 types of arthritis? Our extensively trained CareProfessionals​ learn about the most common types of arthritis and related conditions in order to provide responsive in-home care to your family member debilitated by joint disease. Our CareProfessionals aim to help your family member stay active, prevent falls, eat well and accomplish routine activities of daily living.

As family members age, they may need help managing chronic health conditions. Arthritis can make it hard to button clothes. Forgetfulness may cause your loved one to miss a medication like insulin for diabetes. Weight issues can cause safety concerns from common activities like getting in and out of the bathtub.​

In Madison, Morgan, Limestone and Marshall County, thousands of seniors live with a chronic health condition. For many of these conditions -- like diabetes and heart disease -- diet and exercise represent important therapies. And while you probably would love to devote time to cooking nutritious meals and going on walks with your elder family members, real life doesn't always allow for that.

We offer individualized, dependable in-home care for your family members who need a helping hand to get through the day safely and comfortably. Our CareProfessionals dote on your loved one just as you would, yourself. They provide delicious meals and encourage physical movement to help your aging family members maintain their independence while living with a chronic...

Laura Ingalls Wilder once said: "Home is the nicest word there is." This may be especially true for loved ones affected by Alzheimer's or another type of dementia. The warm, familiar surroundings of home can play an important role in managing cognitive diseases.

Home Instead is here to provide compassionate, high-quality memory care right in your loved one's own home.

All of our Alzheimer's and dementia CareProfessionals take part in our unique and critically acclaimed training program called CARE: Changing Aging through Research and Education®. As pioneers in this field, Home Instead developed the highest quality dementia CareProfessional training program available. We have helped change the way people live with Alzheimer's and other dementias.​

There may be times when a family member needs round-the-clock assistance. Loved ones with advanced dementia or those who are recovering from the effects of a stroke or other debilitating condition can benefit from 24-hour care delivered right in the home, here in Madison, Morgan, Limestone and Marshall County.

The time may come in a senior's life when the focus turns from cure to comfort. If you're in that situation, Home Instead can provide support to the hospice care your loved one is receiving.

All family caregivers need a break now and then. And here's a secret: sometimes your family can use a break from you, too. Meeting someone new and chatting about current events can be a welcome breath of fresh air to those who rely on others for caregiving.

It's hard enough to keep up with your own home and lawn care, let alone take care of your parents' or grandparents' house, too. And when seniors find themselves unable to maintain their own home, they may feel a loss of independence. Service from our CareProfessionals can ease everyone's mind.

If your parents or grandparents have given up the car keys, you may find yourself taking time off work to shuttle them to medical appointments, grocery shopping and other places. That can be tough when you need to save your sick days to tend to the rest of your family's health needs.

Whenever your loved one needs to travel within Madison, Morgan, Limestone and Marshall County, we can help. Our incidental transportation services get your parents or grandparents where they need to go. Not only that, but our trained CareProfessionals​ can even attend medical appointments and take notes, help with grocery shopping and much more.

Nutrition forms the foundation for good health. Yet as people age, they often find it difficult to maintain a balanced diet. Elders who struggle with poor​ dentition or ill-fitting dentures may experience discomfort with chewing, which can lead to decreased food intake. Sometimes older family members lose the energy to cook for themselves and instead rely on convenience foods that may be less than healthy.

It's a term we use to describe those delicate activities no one usually talks about: going to the bathroom, bathing, putting on undergarments.

When a loved one needs help with personal care activities, the situation can become awkward for everyone involved. Family caregivers may feel embarrassed helping a parent or grandparent use the bathroom. Your loved one may be a very modest person who doesn't want a family member helping with these highly personal activities.

You do your best to phone frequently. You shop for her, drive her to the doctor, help her pay the bills...and so much more. But you can’t be there every minute of every day. That’s where our CareProfessionals can help.