title: PACE: a model for integrated care of frail older patients. Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly.
abstract: The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a model of care that pools Medicare and Medicaid funds to provide acute and long-term care services for older patients through the use of interdisciplinary teams. Services include physician visits, prescription drugs, rehabilitation services, personal care workers, hospitalization, and nursing home care, if needed. PACE programs may also offer social services intervention, case management, respite care, or extended home care nursing. The PACE site assumes financial responsibility for all services. Now that PACE programs can become permanent providers under Medicare, their number is expected to grow.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Care Management Program, Beth Abraham Health Services, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Etienne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017046:Cost Savings; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000191:economics; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States