Keeping PACE with older adults: The program of all-inclusive care to the elderly

PACE—the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly—serves older adults in 18 states who need long-term care and want to remain in the community. PACE provides a cost-effective approach to the provision of comprehensive care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Providing health care and social services by an interdisciplinary team, PACE includes adult day health care, as well as primary, specialty (such as dentistry, optometry, and cardiology), ancillary, and home care; hospital and nursing home care; medication oversight; and transportation to medical appointments. PACE is available to anyone age 55 or older who meets state criteria for nursing home admission, resides in the service area, and can live safely in the community.