PACE is a Medicare and Medicaid funded program that provides
comprehensive medical and social services to enable older adults to live in the
community instead of a nursing home. Pennsylvania has been a national leader in
promoting the PACE concept.
On a national level, the program is referred to as PACE
(Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly). But that name was changed in
Pennsylvania to avoid confusion with our state pharmaceutical assistance
program. In Pennsylvania PACE programs are generally referred to as LIFE
(Living Independently For Elders).
Despite being in existence for decades the PACE concept has
been relatively slow to grow. Currently about 38,000 older adults are enrolled in 120 PACE organizations in 31 states. Legislators
have been encouraging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to update the program in order to
increase the use of what is seen as more cost effective and desirable home
based care. See Lawmakers
Push for Sweeping Changes to PACE Program.
Now, CMS is proposing a rule to update and modernize the PACE
program. It is the first update in ten years. The rule was published today (August
16, 2016) in the Federal
Register.
The proposed rule is intended to modernize the program, improve care to beneficiaries, and expand the
program. In order to expand access to PACE, CMS
is proposing a number flexibilities including allowing non-physician primary
care practitioners to provide some services in the place of primary care
physicians.
For more information on the PACE (LIFE) program in
Pennsylvania see my prior article Frail
older adults can stay at home with LIFE program’s help.
I have reproduced a list of the LIFE programs currently
operating in Pennsylvania below. In you live in another state to find a PACE
program near you visit the PACE Program Finder here.
Pennsylvania PACE (LIFE) programs:
Albright LIFE
Lancaster
417 W. Frederick St.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
+1 717 381 4320
417 W. Frederick St.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
+1 717 381 4320
Albright LIFE
Lebanon
113 S. Ninth Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
+1 717 376 1133
113 S. Ninth Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
+1 717 376 1133
Albright LIFE
Williamsport
901 Memorial Avenue
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
+1 570 322 5433
901 Memorial Avenue
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
+1 570 322 5433
Community LIFE
2400 Ardmore Blvd.
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
+1 412 436 1320
2400 Ardmore Blvd.
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
+1 412 436 1320
LIFE - NWPA
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, Pennsylvania
LIFE - Pittsburgh
681 Andersen Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
+1 412 388 8042
681 Andersen Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
+1 412 388 8042
LIFE Beaver
County
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
+1 724 378 5400
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
+1 724 378 5400
LIFE Butler
County
Butler, Pennsylvania
+1 724 287 5433
Butler, Pennsylvania
+1 724 287 5433
LIFE Geisinger - IHM
Center
Scranton, Pennsylvania
+1 800 395 8759
mchastie@geisinger.edu
Scranton, Pennsylvania
+1 800 395 8759
mchastie@geisinger.edu
LIFE Geisinger -
Roosevelt Court Center
Kulpmont, Pennsylvania
+1 866 230 6465
dpcarr@geisinger.edu
Kulpmont, Pennsylvania
+1 866 230 6465
dpcarr@geisinger.edu
LIFE
Lawrence County
New Castle, Pennsylvania
+1 724 657 8800
New Castle, Pennsylvania
+1 724 657 8800
LIFE Lutheran
Services, Inc.
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
+1 717 264 5433
info@lifelutheranservices.org
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
+1 717 264 5433
info@lifelutheranservices.org
LIFE St. Mary
Trevose, Pennsylvania
+1 267 991 7600
MLeib@stmaryhealthcare.org
Trevose, Pennsylvania
+1 267 991 7600
MLeib@stmaryhealthcare.org
Mercy LIFE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+1 215 339 4747
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+1 215 339 4747
Mercy LIFE - West
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+1 215 573 7200
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+1 215 573 7200
Mercy LIFE Sharon Hill
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
+1 215 339 4747
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
+1 215 339 4747
Mercy LIFE Valley View
Elwyn, Pennsylvania
+1 215 339 4747
Elwyn, Pennsylvania
+1 215 339 4747
NewCourtland LIFE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+1 267 335 1500
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+1 267 335 1500
PACE
Armstrong County
115 Nolte Drive Extension
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
+1 724 545 8000
Julie.pella@lutheranseniorlife.org
115 Nolte Drive Extension
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
+1 724 545 8000
Julie.pella@lutheranseniorlife.org
Senior LIFE
Ebensburg
429 Manor Drive
Edensburg, Pennsylvania
+1 814 472 6060
info@seniorlifepa.com
429 Manor Drive
Edensburg, Pennsylvania
+1 814 472 6060
info@seniorlifepa.com
Senior LIFE
Johnstown
401 Broad St.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorLIFEpa.com
401 Broad St.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorLIFEpa.com
Senior LIFE
Uniontown
89 West Fayette St.
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorlifepa.com
89 West Fayette St.
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorlifepa.com
Senior LIFE
Washington
2114 North Franklin Drive
Washington, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorlifepa.com
2114 North Franklin Drive
Washington, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorlifepa.com
Senior LIFE York
1500 Memory Lane Ext.
York, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorlifepa.com
1500 Memory Lane Ext.
York, Pennsylvania
+1 877 998 5433
info@seniorlifepa.com
SeniorLIFE
Greensburg
123 Triangle Drive
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
+1 724 838 8300
info@seniorlifepa.com
123 Triangle Drive
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
+1 724 838 8300
info@seniorlifepa.com
SeniorLIFE
Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
+1 610 954 5433
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
+1 610 954 5433
SpiriTrust
Luthern LIFE
840 Fifth Avenue
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
+1 800 840 9081
840 Fifth Avenue
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
+1 800 840 9081