Hospice of the Shoals is an independent nonprofit agency that provides care services to patients with illnesses in Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale counties in Alabama. It offers nursing care, physician and home health aide services. It also offers dietary and bereavement counseling services for individuals. Additionally, it offers short-term inpatient and respite care services. Hospice of the Shoals also provides medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and walkers and bandages and catheters. It offers music, pet, and physical and occupational therapy programs. It also arranges for funerals and offers chaplain to conduct services. Hospice of the Shoals maintains its headquarters in Florence, Ala.