Missouri VA Community Care
Get paid to care for a veteran in Missouri.
Your veteran chooses who cares for them. Caring Companions can hire the family member or friend they already know and trust, and the VA pays for the authorized hours. You're paid every week.
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Someone from our Springfield office will call you, usually the same business day, to walk you through the next steps and the paperwork. If you reached us after hours or on a weekend, we'll call the next business day.
Call (417) 234-8494Overview
About the VA program.
The VA's Homemaker and Home Health Aide benefit pays for help at home for veterans enrolled in VA health care. Caring Companions is in network with the VA Community Care Network, so with a referral from the veteran's VA doctor, the VA pays us for the authorized hours. Many veterans would rather not have a stranger in the house, and they don't have to: your veteran chooses who cares for them.
The son, daughter, other family member or friend who's already helping can become the veteran's paid caregiver. We hire them, run the background checks, and train them with our orientation.
No one in the family can do it? We match a caregiver by skills, personality and schedule, and you meet them before the first visit.
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements.
Both the veteran and the caregiver need to meet a few requirements. Call us and we'll confirm your situation.
The veteran
- Is enrolled in VA health care (we can help them apply)
- Needs help with everyday activities at home
- Gets a VA referral for Homemaker and Home Health Aide care
- Lives in an area we serve in southwest Missouri
The caregiver (family member or friend)
- 18 or older
- No paid caregiving experience needed to care for a veteran you know
- Passes our background checks before starting
- Completes our orientation, from home on a phone or computer
- Becomes a W-2 employee, paid weekly
Services
Services covered.
What's covered depends on what the VA authorizes for the veteran. Caregivers help with everyday activities, including:
Our caregivers provide non-medical care. Under the VA program, caregivers can't drive the veteran to appointments.
Why choose Caring Companions.
We fill out the VA forms with you over the phone, then fax or send them in, or mail you a copy ready to sign.
Family and friend caregivers are W-2 Caring Companions employees, paid weekly for the authorized hours.
An approved VA Community Care Network provider. The VA pays us directly for authorized care.
Locally owned since 2017. A real person answers our office line, day or night.
Your veteran keeps the family member or friend they trust, or meets one of our caregivers before the first visit.
No cost to talk with us or get help with the paperwork. The VA pays for the care it authorizes.
How to apply
How to apply.
Contact us to see if you qualify. We'll walk you through every step and hold your hand through the paperwork.
- Apply or contact usWant to be the caregiver? Apply here, it takes a few minutes. Or call us or fill out the form, and we'll talk through your situation.
- Paperwork, done with youWe fill out the forms with you over the phone, then fax or send them in for you, or mail you a copy ready to sign.
- The VA referralWe help you ask the veteran's VA primary care team for a Homemaker and Home Health Aide referral to Caring Companions, and we follow up until it's authorized.
- Start getting paidWe hire and train you, and you start caring for your veteran and getting paid every week.
What families say
From our Google reviews.
“Caring Companions is an outstanding company. Their caregivers have gone above and beyond during their care of my parents.”
Susan C. · Google review“Have been very impressed with the compassionate care my parents have received in their home. The administration has also been very flexible to work with us and very responsive.”
Judy B. · Google review“Wonderful care. They made my dad very comfortable and dealt with him using compassion and friendship.”
Debbie B. · Google review“Excellent coordination and fulfillment of care for Mom. Very happy and satisfied with Caring Companions!”
Robert G. · Google reviewFAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Can family members or friends get paid to care for a veteran?
Yes. If your family member or friend is a veteran with a VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide authorization, Caring Companions can hire you as their caregiver. You'd be our employee: 18 or older, background checks before you start, and our orientation. No paid caregiving experience is needed to care for a veteran you know.
Does the veteran need to be elderly?
No. Any veteran enrolled in VA health care who needs help with everyday activities at home may qualify. The VA decides what care to authorize.
Does the veteran pay anything?
Once the VA authorizes Homemaker and Home Health Aide care, the VA pays Caring Companions directly, so you don't pay us for VA-authorized care. The VA has its own copay rules for some veterans, so ask the VA care team if you're unsure.
What paperwork is needed, and will you help?
Yes, we help from start to finish. We fill out the forms with you over the phone, then fax or send them in for you, or mail you a copy ready to sign. If the veteran isn't enrolled in VA health care yet, that starts with the VA's application (VA Form 10-10EZ), and we can do that with you too.
How often is the caregiver paid?
Every week. You're a W-2 Caring Companions employee, paid weekly for the authorized hours you work.
Can the caregiver drive the veteran to appointments?
Not under the VA program. Caregivers can't transport VA Community Care clients in any vehicle, so the visits are for help at home.
What if the veteran also gets Aid & Attendance?
That's a separate VA pension benefit paid to the veteran or surviving spouse. Families often use it for care the VA doesn't authorize. Our VA benefits guide explains how it works.
Where do you serve?
Our home counties are Greene, Christian, Webster and Polk. We also serve Taney, Lawrence, Dallas and Stone counties when a qualified caregiver is nearby. See where we serve.
Care for your veteran, and get paid.
With Caring Companions, you can be paid to care for a veteran family member or friend. Paid through VA Community Care.