The Center for Elder Care
Comprehensive Elder Care
We are currently accepting new patients!
Please call the office at 256-799-2500 to set up an appointment.
NEW PATIENTS: Please download and print the new patient packet, complete, and bring with you to your first appointment. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD.
As the only primary care provider in North Alabama focused entirely on patients 65+, we bring specialized expertise in geriatric medicine.
Our mission is to deliver compassionate, comprehensive care that aims to reduce medications, prevent illness, and improve overall quality of life while addressing the complex health needs of older adults.
✅ Complex Care Management – We are experts in managing complex chronic medical conditions and coordinating between specialists, home health agencies, assisted livings and memory care facilities, VA, DME companies, and other community resources in order to provide the best care available to you
Fewer Medications, Better Health – We carefully review your medications to reduce unnecessary prescriptions and side effects.
Prevention & Wellness – From screenings to lifestyle support, our goal is to prevent disease before it starts.
Dementia & Alzheimer’s Expertise : Our new GUIDE program is designed specifically to help patients and caregivers navigate the challenges of dementia care; offering a comprehensive cognitive assessment, education, resources, and personalized care strategies.
Support for Caregivers – We educate and guide families on how to care for their aging loved ones with confidence and compassion.
Dementia Care
Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE )
GUIDE is a Medicare model of care that aims to support people with dementia and their unpaid caregivers. This model provides Medicare coverage for comprehensive, coordinated dementia care. It aims to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, reduce strain on their unpaid caregivers, and enable people with dementia to remain in their homes and communities. It will achieve these goals through Medicare payments for a comprehensive care coordination and care management package, caregiver education and support, and respite services.
Urgent Care
Parkway Urgent Care
Parkway Urgent Care is an extension of the Center for Elder Care and is located next door. It is open 7 days a week and provides urgent care to our patients and walk-ins from the community (ages 14 and up). This enables our patients to receive care on the weekends from 9-2 when the office is closed. Also, if our schedules are booked for the day, they can be seen at urgent care for acute problems on a walk-in basis.