The PACE program enhances the quality of life for seniors. It does so by preserving one’s autonomy through enabling frail older adults to live in their homes and in the community as long as medically and socially feasible. The program also works to preserve and support the older adult’s family unit.
Geriatric Specialty
PACE doctors and other caregivers specialize in working with seniors. Often seniors have unique needs because they usually have more than one diagnosis that must be managed. PACE is focused on treating the whole person, not just their combination of medical conditions. That is why we have social workers who are experts in listening and helping seniors and their families better understand the aging process.
This model of care, recognized under the National Registry of Evidence Based Practices, provides and coordinates all preventative, primary, acute, and long-term care service, as well as all necessary medications, to help families keep their loved ones at home. An interdisciplinary team of professionals coordinates the individual’s care in conjunction with the family, thus providing all the services covered by Medicare and Medicaid, as authorized, as well as additional medically-necessary services not covered when deemed appropriate. The interdisciplinary team of health professionals maintains open communication, thereby reducing unnecessary or duplicate care, or incidence of adverse events that result from incomplete knowledge of the patient. By providing an opportunity for seniors to receive this quality of needed care while allowing them to continue to reside in their own homes, PACE greatly enhances their sense of independence, dignity, and quality of life.
