Visiting Angels West Springfield to Continue Providing In-home Care to Eligible Veterans

WEST SPRINGFIELD — United Healthcare has reapproved Visiting Angels West Springfield as a care provider in the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care Network. It will continue to provide homemaking and personal-care services for eligible veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Since August 2023, Visiting Angels West Springfield has been an approved home-care provider to veterans deemed eligible through the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA benefits offer financial assistance for home care to veterans through several programs.

The VA Aid and Attendance program helps to provide access to homecare for veterans and their spouses who need help with daily tasks or who suffer from a disability or illness. Through Visiting Angels West Springfield, veterans who require help with daily living from another individual can receive help with everyday tasks in their home, such as bathing, eating, cleaning, and memory care.

The Homemaker and Home Health Care Aid program helps veterans to receive assistance with everyday tasks with the help of a homemaker or home health aide. Visiting Angels West Springfield helps eligible veterans with in-home tasks, which allows those who prefer to stay in their homes do so, rather than live in a separate facility.

To obtain approval for these benefits, individuals are encouraged to talk to their local veteran’s representative or see a doctor at a veteran’s medical center or clinic. Veterans must meet specific service, disability, income, and asset criteria in order to be eligible for these VA programs.