In-Home Hospice Support in Gardendale, AL

Medicare lists 17 hospices whose service area includes Gardendale ZIP codes, the nearest offices being Acg Hospice-Gardendale in Gardendale (3.2 mi) and Southerncare New Beacon N Birmingham in Birmingham (9.6 mi).

884 Gardendale residents 65 or older live alone (31% of those in households). Someone on hospice who lives alone usually needs added hours of help between the hospice team’s visits.

At the Alabama median aide wage of $13.39 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,160 a month in wages, which is 23% of the $5,004 monthly median income of Gardendale households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Alabama has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.