Headquartered at 15629 NW County Road 12 (P.O. Box 730), Bristol, FL 32321 ((850) 643-5613 / In-Home Care Line (850) 643-5690) with a dedicated eastern Liberty County branch at the Hosford Senior Center at 21849 NE State Road 65, Hosford, FL 32334 ((850) 379-8327), the Liberty County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. (active Florida 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation, Florida Sunbiz Document #739351 [also cross-referenced in state grant indexes under #741628], FEI/EIN 59-1769552 [cross-referenced under 59-1859668]) is Liberty County's statutory Community Care for the Elderly (CCE, F.S. § 430.205), Home Care for the Elderly (HCE, F.S. §§ 430.601–430.608), and Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI) Lead Agency under the Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) and Advantage Aging Solutions (Area Agency on Aging for North Florida — DOEA PSA 2, Sunbiz #743340). Because Liberty County (pop. 7,880 — Florida's least populous county, spanning 836 square miles across the Apalachicola National Forest) has zero in-county nursing homes and zero assisted living facilities outside Bristol, the Liberty County Senior Citizens Association serves as the essential countywide home- and community-based long-term care safety net across Bristol (32321), Hosford (32334), Telogia (32360), Sumatra (32335), Estiffanulga, Rock Bluff, and Sweetwater. Core services include CCE in-home personal care aides (bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility/transfer assistance), homemaker and light housekeeping support, ADI in-home memory care respite for family caregivers of seniors with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, HCE monthly basic cash subsidies and special incontinence/medical supply reimbursements for live-in family caregivers, Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III-C1 congregate hot noon lunches at both the Bristol (15629 NW CR 12) and Hosford (21849 NE SR 65) senior centers, Title III-C2 Home-Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels), Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly (EHEAP age 60+ utility bill crisis grants), Florida 701B comprehensive in-home assessments and SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver personal care/homemaker services, and door-to-door wheelchair-accessible medical paratransit coordinated with Liberty County Transit (15629 NW CR 12 / 10979 NW Spring St, Bristol, (850) 643-2524, F.S. Chapter 427 Community Transportation Coordinator) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Sunbiz Entity — Liberty County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. (Doc# 739351 / Ref #741628, EIN 59-1769552); Advantage Aging Solutions (DOEA PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging — Liberty County Lead Agency Oversight); Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged — Liberty County Transit CTC ((850) 643-2524)
Issuer: Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA), Advantage Aging Solutions (PSA 2 — #743340) & Florida Department of State (Sunbiz)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26 via Florida Sunbiz & DOEA PSA 2: Liberty County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. (active 501(c)(3) Florida Non-Profit Corporation, Sunbiz Doc #739351 [prompt cross-ref #741628], FEI/EIN 59-1769552 [prompt cross-ref 59-1859668]) operates the Bristol Senior Center at 15629 NW CR 12, Bristol, FL 32321 ((850) 643-5613 / (850) 643-5690) and the Hosford Senior Center outreach at 21849 NE SR 65, Hosford, FL 32334 ((850) 379-8327) as Liberty County's statutory CCE, HCE, ADI, OAA Title III, and SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver Lead Agency (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (FCTD) & Liberty County Board of County Commissioners
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Liberty County Transit ((850) 643-2524) coordinates closely with the Liberty County Senior Citizens Association ((850) 643-5613) to provide door-to-door wheelchair-accessible rides from Bristol, Hosford, Telogia, and Sumatra to the Bristol and Hosford senior centers, Blountstown clinics/dialysis, and Tallahassee medical centers.
Factual details and direct answers about Liberty County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. (Bristol Senior Center & Hosford Senior Outreach — Sunbiz #739351 / Ref #741628) — Statutory F.S. § 430.205 DOEA PSA 2 Lead Agency (CCE, HCE, ADI Memory Care Respite, Meals on Wheels, Liberty County Transit & SMMC LTC Waiver)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
How do seniors and family caregivers in Bristol (32321), Hosford (32334), Telogia (32360), and Sumatra (32335) apply for in-home personal care aides, Alzheimer's respite, or Meals on Wheels?
Liberty County residents aged 60 and older and their family caregivers can call the Liberty County Senior Citizens Association at its main center at 15629 NW County Road 12 in Bristol at (850) 643-5613 (or In-Home Services at (850) 643-5690), call the Hosford Senior Center at 21849 NE State Road 65 in Hosford at (850) 379-8327, or call the Advantage Aging Solutions (DOEA PSA 2) Elder Helpline at 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337) to complete a 701S/701B intake screening for Community Care for the Elderly (CCE), the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI) in-home respite program, Home Care for the Elderly (HCE) caregiver subsidies, Meals on Wheels, and the Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Where can Liberty County seniors attend weekday congregate lunches and how do they schedule a ride?
The Liberty County Senior Citizens Association serves hot, nutritious Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III-C1 congregate noon lunches and hosts weekday senior activities at both the Bristol Senior Center (15629 NW CR 12, Bristol, (850) 643-5613) and the Hosford Senior Center (21849 NE SR 65, Hosford, (850) 379-8327). Seniors needing door-to-door wheelchair-accessible transportation to either meal site or to doctor appointments in Bristol, Blountstown, or Tallahassee can call Liberty County Transit at (850) 643-2524.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Bristol and Liberty County.
Liberty County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Probate Division (Hon. Daniel 'Danny' Stanley), County Court Bench (Hon. Kenneth L. Hosford / Hon. Christopher D. Bufano), Property Appraiser Cindy W. Walker, CFA & Resident Bristol / Hosford Attorneys (William H. Webster, Esq., Summers Law Firm, P.A. & County Counsel)
Bristol, Liberty County
(850) 643-2215
Centennial Bank — Bristol Branch (Sole In-County FDIC Bank in Liberty County — FDIC #11241, f/k/a Wakulla Bank & C&L Bank of Bristol) & Cross-River Blountstown Banking Hub (PeoplesSouth Bank, Cadence / Regions Bank & Ameris Bank)
Bristol, Liberty County
(850) 643-2500
Bristol (32321) & Immediate Cross-River Blountstown (4 Miles W) USDA Section 515, HUD Section 8 & FHFC LIHTC Subsidized Apartment Inventory — Sutton Creek Apartments (#A07539), Chipola Manor (#A22555) & Fuqua Circle (#FL015000004)
Bristol, Liberty County
(850) 674-4202
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Accessing CCE in-home personal care aides, homemaker support, and HCE caregiver subsidies in Bristol, Hosford, Telogia, and Sumatra.
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How the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI) provides in-home memory care respite for Liberty County caregivers.
Liberty Oaks ALF LLC (Formerly Lake Mystic Assisted Living Facility / Varnum's Rest Home — AHCA #AL6026, 45 LMH Beds in Bristol) & Cross-River Blountstown Assisted Living Network — Rivertown Assisted Living (#AL12439, 30 Beds / 26 OSS) & Rivertown Senior Care (#AL12565, 20 LMH Beds)
Bristol, Liberty County
Big Bend Hospice, Inc. (AHCA #5002096 / Ref #HOSPICE5011096, CCN #101523 / #101501 — Gadsden/Liberty Rural Team & 12-Bed First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care / Dozier House) & Area 2A/2B Co-Licensed Emerald Coast Hospice / Gentiva (#HOSPICE5036096) & VITAS Healthcare (#HOSPICE50521971)
Bristol, Liberty County
Florida Department of Health in Liberty County (Bristol & Hosford Clinics — Special Needs Shelter Registry), Liberty Community Health Care / NFMC & PanCare FQHCs, Buy-Rite Drugs / Bristol Pharmacy, Apalachee Center & AHCA Area 2B Skilled Home Health Agencies
Bristol, Liberty County
Advantage Aging Solutions (Area Agency on Aging for North Florida, Inc. — DOEA PSA 2 ADRC #743340, 1-800-96-ELDER), DOEA CARES Area 2B ((850) 414-9803 — F.S. § 409.985 LOC Certification) & Northwest / Panhandle Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council (1-888-831-0404)
Bristol, Liberty County
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