Tracie Beavers
Jul 2026
They are not caring for my mom like they. Talking to them on the phone is awful. They send too many different nurses and therapists it's confusing.
1 / 5Quick Facts
- Service area
- Serves patients across 15 Alabama counties
- Post-discharge response
- First visit typically within 24 hours of hospital discharge
- Clinical availability
- Interdisciplinary care team on-call 24/7
- Chronic condition support
- Dedicated programs for COPD, heart failure, and diabetes
What Families Think
Families and patients working with this Amedisys home health team in Gadsden generally praise the skill and warmth of individual nurses and therapists, though some report frustration with short visit times, frequent staff turnover on a case, and difficulty getting timely communication from the office.
The Good
- Praised physical therapy results after stroke and knee replacement
- Nurses described as attentive and caring by name
- Therapists get strong results with hip replacement recovery
- Staff described as encouraging and skilled
The Bad
- One report of visits as short as 15 minutes
- One report of confusing rotation of different nurses and therapists
- One report of poor phone communication with the office
- One report of difficulty reaching staff or getting call-backs as power of attorney
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About Amedisys Home Health Care
Amedisys Home Health Care in Gadsden, Alabama provides skilled nursing, therapy and other home health services to help patients recover from illness, injury, or surgery, as well as manage chronic health conditions in their own homes. The agency offers an interdisciplinary team of trained professionals including nurses, home health aides, social workers, physical therapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists who are on-call 24/7 for urgent needs.
Services include skilled nursing care with pain management and monitoring, physical therapy to build strength and balance, occupational therapy to help with daily activities and home safety modifications, speech therapy for communication and swallowing, home health aide assistance with personal care, medical social work coordination, and wound care. The agency also offers specialized programs for patients with COPD, heart failure, diabetes, and fall prevention, with treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs and developed collaboratively with physicians and family members.
A nurse or therapist will conduct an initial assessment and interview to identify areas where education and tools can help manage health. For patients transitioning from hospitals or nursing facilities, the initial visit typically occurs within 24 hours of discharge. The frequency and type of visits are based on the individual plan of care and may be adjusted as necessary by the physician to provide optimal home health care.
Amedisys serves multiple counties in the region including Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, DeKalb, Etowah, Marshall, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosa. Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance plans typically cover the cost of home health care for eligible patients.
Types of Care
Home Health and Hospice
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4.6overall · 17 ratings combined
4.6★ on Google (17)
Pamela Waters
May 2026
I couldn't ask for more. The nurse, Lisa has been an angel from the start. I hope not to need service again but if l do, l know who I'm calling!
Kathy Fitts
Feb 2025
I want to applaud and praise one of your employees. His name is Josh Pruitt. He has been a joy to work with. I had a stroke on my right side and he did therapy with me then and now I had a knee replacement and he is my therapist and it’s a joy to work with him. He works me and challenges me every time and the results are being felt. He is kind, pulls no punches but tells you the truth and encourages you too do better. Thank you for allowing him to be my therapist. He is absolutely a joy to be around.
Peggy Fields
Jun 2024
The people who provide the care are sincere and helpful to the patient although the visits are short like 15 min. It seems to me though that their objective is to discharge the patient. I don't know how they are paid but they remind me how Medicare only pays for so many weeks and there are many things they cannot do like refill weekly container or give the patient medicine. They say their job is to train a caregiver. Then they discharge the patient. If you need a nurse, you may then learn from the office that the patient has been discharged. Then you have to get the doctor to sign the patient back up for nursing care. Then they come back out to ask questions and readmit the patient. It is very annoying for a relative to deal with the excuses you hear. If you have power of attorney, it doesn't matter. They aren't going to ever call you. You will have to hire caregivers. Caregivers are not nurses or physical therapists. And today I was told that having caregivers is another reason we don't need a nurse to come out because the caregivers can be trained to take her bp manually. I think Amedisys is just trying to cut back on their expenses and sell their business to someone else. You can read about their stock. This has happened a lot. Kindred was sold last year.
Mark Osborne
May 2024
I recently received physical therapy from Amedisys after a hip replacement. My care could not have been better. Kayla and Joanie took good care of me. If anyone can make physical therapy a pleasant experience that says alot.
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