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In-home care in Essex
Essex — including Essex Junction, Vermont's newest incorporated city — is one of the largest population centers in Chittenden County, and one of the fastest-growing. From our Burlington office we cover Essex daily, and our on-call team can respond to schedule changes and urgent needs quickly.
Your local A&M team in Essex
We serve Essex Junction (the village), Essex Center, the Susie Wilson Road corridor, and the neighborhoods along Route 15 and Route 289. Our Vermont team coordinates Essex care from our Burlington HQ, just 20 minutes down Route 15.
Areas served: Essex, Essex Junction, and the surrounding Chittenden County communities including Jericho and Underhill. Primary ZIPs: 05451, 05452, 05453.
Vermont Office (Burlington)
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Personal Care
Bathing, dressing, meal prep, medication reminders, and safe mobility — at home in Essex. Our Vermont team coordinates with Essex-area doctors, pharmacies, and hospital discharge planners.
Learn more →Paid Family Caregiver
Live in Essex 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 Essex
Under Vermont Medicaid's Choices for Care program, Essex families can arrange in-home personal care with A&M Homecare as their certified CFC Home Care Provider. That includes the paid family caregiver option — where a family member is trained and paid to provide the care — a program many Essex families don't realize is available.
Where we fit in the Essex healthcare network
Our clients in Essex typically also work with the UVM Medical Center's Fanny Allen campus in Colchester (just minutes from Essex), the UVM Health Network Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital referral network, and Essex-based primary care practices. 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 Essex client our way.
Home care in communities near Essex
A&M Homecare serves families across Vermont. If Essex 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 Essex
Do you cover both Essex Junction and Essex Town?
Yes. We serve both the Village of Essex Junction (now the City of Essex Junction) and Essex Town — including Essex Center, Sand Hill, and the neighborhoods off Route 15 and Route 289. If you're not sure which municipality you're in, just call (802) 318-4758 with your address and we'll confirm.
How much does in-home care cost in Essex, Vermont?
Private-pay rates in Essex run about $32-$38 per hour. Vermont Choices for Care Medicaid clients pay nothing — the state pays A&M directly. We also accept most long-term care insurance policies.
Do you serve retirees in Essex who used to work at IBM/GlobalFoundries?
Yes — many of our Essex clients are retirees from the former IBM Essex Junction plant (now GlobalFoundries) and their spouses. If your retirement benefits include a long-term care insurance policy, we can bill against it. Call (802) 318-4758 and we'll help you check your benefits.
Can family members in Essex be paid to caregive under Vermont CFC?
Yes. Vermont's Choices for Care program allows adult children and certain other family members to be paid Direct Support Workers. We orient you, train you, and put you on our payroll. Full details on our Vermont paid family caregiver page.
How quickly can care start in Essex?
Private-pay care in Essex typically starts within 3-5 business days. Choices for Care starts within about a week of receiving your state authorization from Age Well (the Chittenden County Area Agency on Aging).
Ready to talk about care in Essex?
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