Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly is a nursing home diversion program that allows frail seniors to age in place in their community while living at home, with family or in an assisted living facility. Using a collaborative managed care model, PACE provides seniors with client-centered services designed to optimize health, wellness and independence.
Each PACE site has an interdisciplinary team consisting of primary care physicians, therapists, nurses, activation specialists, social workers and home care workers. PACE participants receive all of their Medicaid-funded services through PACE-affiliated providers, and many health care services are based at the local PACE center.
PACE services include primary and specialty care, adult day care, transportation to the PACE center, hospitalization and end of life care. The program also includes prescription medication and medical equipment coverage, in-home assistance with activities of daily living, home-delivered and communal meals, and medication management.
To be eligible for PACE enrollment, seniors aged 55 and older must:
- Require the level of care normally provided in a nursing facility as determined by a CARES assessment
- Live in a PACE service area
- Be eligible for Medicaid, or
- Be eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, or
- Be able to cover program costs on a private-pay basis
- Be able to live safely in the community with the services offered by PACE
Once a senior enrolls in PACE, they receive all their medical care through the program. Seniors are free to leave PACE at any time.
For more information contact
MorseLife, the PACE provider for Delray Beach at (561) 325-6439.
Optional State Supplementation The
Florida Optional State Supplementation program helps seniors aged 65 and older pay for their room-and-board costs by topping up their monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits.
To qualify for the OSS, seniors must be eligible for SSI benefits and reside in an assisted living facility because they cannot live on their own. Individuals may receive up to $78.40 per month in OSS, and couples may receive up to $156.80 in addition to their federal SSI benefit. .
For more information on the OSS, call
ACCESS Florida’s Southeast Region office at (561) 837-5078.