SHG is working with the United Church Homes and Services to develop HUD Section 202 independent living apartments for seniors with low-incomes next to a new Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in Lexington, North Carolina. As far as we know, it will be the first such co-located PACE-202 project in the country. While residents of the 202 apartments live independently, being located next to a PACE center will mean that they can remain in their apartments for longer than they might otherwise; the PACE programs will facilitate aging in place by providing necessary medical and support services adjacent to the 202 apartments.
PACE provides community care for seniors who are frail, allowing them to remain in their homes and communities for much longer than they would without such a community-based program.
While PACE centers have been around for a while—the first one was established in San Francisco in the early 1970s—they are just now becoming well-known in the Southeast. Everyone wins: the participants receive quality, community-based care, transportation, medical services, nutrition, and social services, and are able to remain in their own homes longer; caregivers and family members are relieved from daily care duties; and PACE providers benefit from keeping participants healthy. Studies have shown that PACE programs are actually more cost-effective than nursing home care, not to mention improving the quality of life for participants.
SHG is delighted to be working on this innovative collaboration with the PACE program. See our Resources page for more information on PACE.
PACE provides community care for seniors who are frail, allowing them to remain in their homes and communities for much longer than they would without such a community-based program.
While PACE centers have been around for a while—the first one was established in San Francisco in the early 1970s—they are just now becoming well-known in the Southeast. Everyone wins: the participants receive quality, community-based care, transportation, medical services, nutrition, and social services, and are able to remain in their own homes longer; caregivers and family members are relieved from daily care duties; and PACE providers benefit from keeping participants healthy. Studies have shown that PACE programs are actually more cost-effective than nursing home care, not to mention improving the quality of life for participants.
SHG is delighted to be working on this innovative collaboration with the PACE program. See our Resources page for more information on PACE.
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