About this resource
The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, through its Area Agency on Aging, provides a broad spectrum of services for older adults and caregivers across the three-county region of Branch, Hillsdale, and St. Joseph counties in south-central Michigan. It functions as a comprehensive local hub, bundling health, in-home, financial, and caregiver supports under one organization.
The agency’s services span housing and living options (independent, assisted, and skilled care, plus community living programs), home-delivered and congregate meal programs, and help accessing financial assistance through Social Security and the Department of Human Services. For those needing in-home long-term care, it offers the MI Choice Medicaid Waiver and MI Options counseling. It connects families to senior-center activities, guardianship and legal supports, and area hospice providers for end-of-life needs. Notably, it hosts the Mi Caregiver Connection program for caregiver resources, and provides elder-protection services addressing abuse and fraud, mental-health and substance-use referrals, and GetSetUp online classes.
This resource matters because rural and small-county families often have fewer obvious places to turn, and a single agency that coordinates so many services simplifies a daunting search. Whether a caregiver needs a hot meal delivered, help applying for a Medicaid waiver, guidance on guardianship, or simply someone to point them in the right direction, this agency can help. Families can visit bhsj.org to find phone numbers, locations, and a contact form. For the tri-county region, it is an essential, well-rounded local resource.
What you'll get from this resource
- The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Area Agency on Aging coordinates wide-ranging senior and caregiver services across three counties.
- Includes meals, housing options, the MI Choice Medicaid Waiver, MI Options counseling, and guardianship/legal support.
- Hosts the Mi Caregiver Connection program plus elder-protection, fraud-awareness, and mental-health referrals.
- Find phone numbers, locations, and a contact form at bhsj.org.
Frequently asked questions
Branch, Hillsdale, and St. Joseph counties in south-central Michigan.
Meals, housing and in-home care options (including the MI Choice Waiver), financial-assistance help, guardianship and legal support, hospice information, and caregiver resources.
Visit bhsj.org to find phone numbers, locations, and a contact form for specific programs.
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