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ALEXANDRIA, VA – Sept. 3, 2024 – “Simplify Your Life: At Your PACE” is the theme of National PACE Month, which is observed in September to raise awareness of the fast-growing and increasingly popular Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®). 

PACE is an innovative model of care that allows seniors with long-term care needs to remain living in their own homes and communities for as long and as independently as possible. More than 95 percent of PACE participants live outside of a nursing home.

“Every family in the United States will face the challenge of caring for our elderly,” said Shawn Bloom, president and CEO of the National PACE Association. “PACE is the solution that could work for many millions more people and simplify their lives if they had a greater understanding of the PACE model and access to PACE in their states and cities.”

The PACE model is centered around an interdisciplinary team of care providers working together to support participants enrolled in PACE. They get to know each participant and what they value for their quality of life. The model provides transportation to a PACE center, where social workers, recreation therapists, nurse aides and other care team members play key roles in building community.

“People typically enroll in PACE to meet a particular care need,” Bloom said. “But when you hear PACE enrollees talk about the difference PACE has made in their lives, they often mention first their relationships and the joy they have found in being part of the PACE community.”

PACE is a fast-growing model of care in the United States. Currently, there are 177 PACE organizations operating in 33 states and the District of Columbia and serving more than 78,000 enrollees.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Sept. 3, 2024 – “Simplify Your Life: At Your PACE” is the theme of National PACE Month, which is observed in September to raise awareness of the fast-growing and increasingly popular Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®). 

PACE is an innovative model of care that allows seniors with long-term care needs to remain living in their own homes and communities for as long and as independently as possible. More than 95 percent of PACE participants live outside of a nursing home.

“Every family in the United States will face the challenge of caring for our elderly,” said Shawn Bloom, president and CEO of the National PACE Association. “PACE is the solution that could work for many millions more people and simplify their lives if they had a greater understanding of the PACE model and access to PACE in their states and cities.”

The PACE model is centered around an interdisciplinary team of care providers working together to support participants enrolled in PACE. They get to know each participant and what they value for their quality of life. The model provides transportation to a PACE center, where social workers, recreation therapists, nurse aides and other care team members play key roles in building community.

“People typically enroll in PACE to meet a particular care need,” Bloom said. “But when you hear PACE enrollees talk about the difference PACE has made in their lives, they often mention first their relationships and the joy they have found in being part of the PACE community.”

PACE is a fast-growing model of care in the United States. Currently, there are 177 PACE organizations operating in 33 states and the District of Columbia and serving more than 78,000 enrollees.