Alacare Home Health & Hospice is dedicated to providing patients with the highest level of care available in the most cost-effective environment--the patient's own home. Founded in 1970 by Charles D. Beard, Jr., the agency is still owned and operated by the Beard family today. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and with 27 branch offices covering almost every county in the state, Alacare is Alabama's oldest and largest privately owned, Medicare-certified home health agency.