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In-home care in Colchester
Colchester sits on the shore of Lake Champlain just north of Burlington, and it's home to the UVM Medical Center's Fanny Allen campus. That makes Colchester one of the natural next steps for families discharging from Fanny Allen who want personal care to start at home the same week.
Your local A&M team in Colchester
We serve Malletts Bay, the Route 7 corridor, Fort Ethan Allen, the neighborhoods along Roosevelt Highway, and the residential streets around Saint Michael's College. Our Vermont HQ is 10 minutes south on Route 7, in downtown Burlington.
Areas served: Colchester proper, plus Winooski, Milton, and the northern Chittenden County communities. Primary ZIPs: 05446.
Vermont Office (Burlington)
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Personal Care
Bathing, dressing, meal prep, medication reminders, and safe mobility — at home in Colchester. Our Vermont team coordinates with Colchester-area doctors, pharmacies, and hospital discharge planners.
Learn more →Paid Family Caregiver
Live in Colchester and already caring for a parent, spouse, or adult child? Under Vermont's Choices for Care program, you can be trained, certified, and paid for that same care. We handle the Vermont paperwork.
Read the Vermont guide →Choices for Care (CFC) in Colchester
Vermont's Choices for Care program covers in-home personal care for eligible Medicaid recipients, and A&M Homecare is a certified CFC Home Care Provider. Colchester families often ask about the paid family caregiver option — Vermont is one of the few states where a spouse, adult child, or other family member can be paid to provide that care under Medicaid, and we handle the paperwork.
Where we fit in the Colchester healthcare network
Our clients in Colchester typically also work with the UVM Medical Center's Fanny Allen campus (right in Colchester), the UVM Medical Center main campus a few minutes south in Burlington, and the primary care practices along the Route 7 corridor. We are not a home health agency and we are not a case management agency — we're the personal care team that shows up several times a week for bathing, dressing, meals, and daily living support. If you're a hospital case manager, discharge planner, or Area Agency on Aging staffer, our referrals page has everything you need to send a Colchester client our way.
Home care in communities near Colchester
A&M Homecare serves families across Vermont. If Colchester isn't quite where you or your loved one live, one of these nearby communities may be a better fit — our caregivers cross town and county lines every day.
See all Vermont communities on our Vermont home care hub, or call our Burlington office at (802) 318-4758 to confirm coverage.
Frequently asked questions about home care in Colchester
Do you serve all of Colchester including Malletts Bay?
Yes — all of Colchester, from Malletts Bay and the Lake Champlain shoreline through the Route 7 corridor, the Route 2A area near Saint Michael's College, and out to Colchester Village. Our caregivers travel to you.
How much does in-home care cost in Colchester?
Private-pay personal care in Colchester runs about $32-$38 per hour. If you qualify for Vermont's Choices for Care Medicaid program, there is no cost to the family — the state pays A&M directly. Long-term care insurance is also accepted.
Do you accept Vermont Choices for Care Medicaid in Colchester?
Yes. A&M is an enrolled Vermont Medicaid provider (#6725852) for the Choices for Care (CFC) program. Colchester residents work with Age Well (the Chittenden County Area Agency on Aging) for the intake process, and we take it from there.
Can I be paid to care for my parent in Colchester?
Yes — Vermont's Choices for Care program allows adult children and other family members to be paid caregivers as Direct Support Workers (DSWs). See our Vermont paid family caregiver guide for the full process.
How is A&M different from a Colchester home health agency?
Home health agencies (like UVM Home Health serving Colchester) send nurses and therapists on visits. We are a personal care agency — our caregivers come several times a week for bathing, dressing, meals, laundry, and daily companionship. We work alongside home health, not instead of it.
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