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Page 18 Senior Times - February 2026SENIOR TRANSPORTATION RESOURCESORGANIZATION AREA SERVICE CONDITIONS PHONE HOURS COST NOTESAlamo Transportation Calhoun,Kalamazoo & Jackson Counties Curb-To-Curb (517) 494-0029 M-F, 7am-5pm Bills Medicare/Medicaid Medical & groceryAlbion Marshall Connector Marshall, Ablion Curb-To-Curb (269) 781-3975 (517) 654-3000 M-F, 8:45am-3pm$1 one way for seniors, 60+; disabled & children 6-12, $2 adults/children 13+Must have exact change, can receive tokens for future trips if you overpay. Caregiver free.Alpha Medical Transport Battle Creek Area Curb-To-Curb (269) 565-4444 By AppointmentArranged through individual health insurance plans; direct pay not acceptedMust schedule more than 24 hours in advanceArea Wide Transportation Kalamazoo & Southwest Michigan Door-To-Door (269) 679-6999 Available 24 hours/ day Bills Medicare/Medicaid Rider responsible for any costs not covered. Accept credit card.Battle Buddy Mobility Transport Southern Michigan Door-throughDoor Service (269) 719-2501 Daily by appointment Bills Medicaid Will transport within the State when available. Veteran discount.Battle Creek Tele-Transit Battle Creek, Twps Bedford, Emmett, Pennfield, SpringfieldDoor-to-Door (269) 966-3474 M-F, 5:15am-midnight, Sat, 9:15am-5pm $2 one-way for 60+senior/disabled.Reservation Needed. $7 other passenger ($5 after 7pm) one-way. Ask about punch pass.Battle Creek Transit - Fixed Route Battle Creek Area Fixed Routes (269) 966-3474M-F, 5:15am-midnight, Some Routes Sat, 9:15am-5pm$0.60 seniors Must have exact change, 12 punch pass for $6, 48 punches for $24BC Go Battle Creek Area Ride Sharing (269) 966-3474 M-F 6am-9pm,Sat 9am-5pmCost ranges from $3 to $15, depending on miles traveledAdditional passenger $3, call for additional restrictionsBranch Area Transit Authority Branch County Curb-To-Curb (517) 278-5889 M-F, 5am-5pm Half Fare for Handicapped & Senior Citizens Over 60 Weekly Subscriptions AvailableCaring Companions Kalamazoo Kalamazoo County Door-to-Door (269) 204-6537 M-F- 8am-5pm$40/unassisted - $45/hr hands-on assistance with transfer or wheelchair + $1.50/mi. for all services.Any type of appointment with 24 hr. advance request. Community Action Senior TransportationCalhoun County-Battle CreekOrigination To Destination (269) 565-4144 M,W, 8am-6pmT,Th,F, 8am-4pm$1 suggested cost share per ride, funded by Senior MillageMust schedule more than 24 hours in advanceCommunity Action Senior Transportation Calhoun County-Albion Origination To Destination (269) 565-4144 M,T,W,F, 9am-2:30pm $1 suggested cost share per ride, funded by Senior MillageMust schedule more than 24 hours in advanceJATA Rides to Wellness(Mobility Navigator) Jackson County Door-to-Door (517) 788-7844 M-F, 8am-5pm $15 one-way or $30 round-trip $10 for each additional leg of the tripAny resident of Jackson County is eligible for the service.JNZ Transportation Michigan Curb-To-Curb (517) 879-0978 7-days, 6am-6pm Wheelchair $45+$2/mile, Ambulatory $30+$2/mileMarshall Dial-A-Ride Marshall Curb-To-Curb (269) 781-3975 M-F, 7am-6pm$1.50 one-way for seniors 60+ & disabled, children 5-12, $3 adults/children 13+Out-of-town: $2 one-way for seniors 60+ & disabled, children 5-12, $4 adults/children 13+Mobility 1 Transportation Michigan Will Travel Out Of Michigan (269) 430-5055 By Appointment24 hours Only Medicaid plans Additional rider accepted when in areaReady Ride Transportation Michigan Door-to-Door (616) 261-2400 By Appointment Contact for Rates 10% Discount for VeteransJim Haadsma, Special to Senior TimesDISABILITY CONCERNS Worker%u2019she's 67, and there's nothing he can do about this Social Security decision, one which has cost him valuable higher monthly Social Security disability benefits, and more importantly will reduce his monthly Social Security retirement benefits each month for the rest of his life.One woman I'm helping came to see me soon after her workers' disability compensation insurer stopped her workers' disability compensation benefits. She's 61, and will be 62 in the spring. I made a workers' disability compensation complaint for her. I also made a Social Security disability claim for her. She will ultimately qualify for that Social Security disability benefit. In the meantime, I also made an interim early Social Security retirement application for her, so she'll have some continuing income available to her while the Social Security disability and workers' disability compensation claims are pending.The lesson? See me before you go it alone, because otherwise you may make some critical mistake in electing the wrong income replacement benefit when you're in those critical (for Social Security purposes) ages between 62 (or approaching age 62) and 67.You may reach me by my law office phone at (269) 968-2215; by email at jhaadsma@mccroskeylaw.com; or stopping by my law office located at 395 South Shore Drive, Suite 308, Battle Creek, MI, 49014. The consultation is free, and I may save you many thousands of dollars now and in the future.INCOME REPLACEMENT BENEFITSA continuing dilemma many senior workers experience is what kind of Social Security disability benefit to seek when their doctor or other medical provider takes them off work.I'll briefly review two examples I've encountered within the past couple working days about what to do or not do when you suddenly can't work, and have an opportunity to seek benefits from the Social Security Administration.One man I'm helping experienced a traumatic work-related injury when he was 64. He received workers' disability compensation benefits for several months, but then the workers' disability compensation insurer stopped his workers' disability compensation benefits. This man didn't see a lawyer until almost three years later, when he was 67.I have agreed to represent this man in a workers' disability compensation case. But he's already lost more than two years of workers' disability compensation benefits because he can only recover workers' disability compensation benefits for one year before filing his workers' disability compensation complaint. But at least equally disappointing was his decision to apply for Social Security early retirement benefits with the Social Security Administration, rather than for Social Security disability benefits, even though he hasn't been able to work because of his work-related disability for the past three plus years. Now Workers%u2019 Disability CompensationSocial Security Disability %u2022 Auto No-FaultATTORNEYSPECIALIZING IN:JIM HAADSMAJIM HAADSMA %u2022 McCROSKEY LAW PLC 395 South Shore Drive Suite 308 %u2022 Battle Creek MI 49014(269) 968-2215 %u2022 jhaadsma@mccroskeylaw.com Attorney Jim Haadsma %u2022 McCroskey Law, P.L.C. JimHaadsma