Visiting Angels

Visiting Angels in Chelsea is a locally owned agency of the national home care network, providing non-medical in-home care to seniors and adults with disabilities. Caregivers offer compassionate care and companionship that help clients keep living independently at home, from hourly assistance to around-the-clock support. Care plans are tailored to each person’s routines, favorite activities and needs, and the agency also offers transitional care through a program called Ready-Set-Go Home.

Owner Buteau Francois moved from mechanical engineering into home care, and more than a decade later the agency employs about 170 caregivers. Unlike most home care agencies, it accepts Medicaid and works with ASAPs, the state-funded programs that coordinate and pay for home care for eligible seniors, because many of the Chelsea residents who need care most qualify for those programs. It also serves veterans and helps families understand the benefits they may receive.

What to Know

• The service area includes Somerville, Charlestown, Chelsea, Everett, Revere and East Cambridge.
• Spanish-speaking caregivers are on staff, and every caregiver is screened, background checked and trained in-house.
• The agency wins the Home Care Pulse Best Provider award annually, an award based on client and caregiver surveys.
• Staff take part in local health fairs and the annual Alzheimer’s Walk.