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Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®) model is centered on the belief that it is better for the well-being of seniors with chronic care needs and their families to be served in the community whenever possible. PACE serves individuals who: are ages 55 or older; certified by their state to need nursing home care; able to live safely in the community at the time of enrollment; and live in a PACE service area. While all PACE participants must be certified to need nursing home care to enroll in PACE, only about seven percent of PACE participants nationally reside in a nursing home. If a PACE enrollee needs nursing home care, the PACE program pays for it and continues to coordinate the enrollee's care. PACE programs are reimbursed on a ‘per member’ basis through Medicare and/or Medicaid for eligible individuals.

PACE services

Delivering all needed medical and supportive services, a PACE program is able to provide the entire continuum of care and services to seniors with chronic care needs while maintaining their independence in their home for as long as possible. Services include the following:

  • adult day care that offers nursing, physical, occupational and recreational therapies, meals, nutritional counseling, social work, and personal care;
  • medical care provided by a PACE physician familiar with the history, needs, and preferences of each participant;
  • home health care and personal care;
  • all necessary prescription drugs; social services; medical specialties, such as audiology, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and speech therapy;
  • respite care;
  • hospital and nursing home care when necessary; and
  • transportation

Indiana PACE Programs

Saint Joseph PACE
250 East Day Rd.
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Phone: 574-247-8700
TTY: 574-247-8701
Email: saintjosephPACE@trinity-health.org
Serving seniors who reside in the following Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph county zip codes: 46506, 46514, 46516, 46517, 46526,46530, 46536, 46544, 46545, 46552, 46554, 46556, 46561, 46574, 46601, 46613, 46614, 46615, 46616, 46617, 46619, 46628, 46635, 46637, 46563, 46573

Franciscan Senior Health and Wellness Dyer
2150 Gettler Street, Suite 305
Dyer, IN 46311
Phone: (219) 864-2630
Toll-free: (844) 817-7223
TTY: (317) 528-6395
Serving seniors who reside in Lake county

Franciscan Senior Health & Wellness
8325 E. Southport Road
Indianapolis, IN 46259
Phone: (317) 528-PACE (7223)
Toll-free: (844) 817-PACE (7223)
TTY: (317) 528-6395
Serving seniors who reside in Johnson county and the following zip codes in Marion county:  46107, 46201, 46202, 46203, 46204, 46217, 46218, 46219, 46221, 46222, 46225, 46227, 46229, 46237, 46239, 46241, 46259)

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