Assessment of Community Needs and Organization Commitment and Capacity

Assessing your community's needs will help to determine if there is adequate demand to support a new PACE_® program and lays the foundation for establishing referral networks that will help the program build census, contract for services to meet PACE participant needs, and foster public support.  In addition, consideration of internal and external factors that will determine a PACE program’s success is applied to the development of a business plan, which is the basis for the organization to make a formal decision on whether to move forward with development of a new program.

• Organizational and Market Self-Assessment for PACE (PDF) – reviews, in detail, key factors in evaluating PACE for your community and organization
• Sources of Financing (PDF) – a brief description of financing sources for start-up costs associated with PACE
• Program Start-up and Development Costs (PDF) – reviews the start-up cost experiences of PACE programs
• Principles of Effective Design, Layout, and Furnishing of PACE Day Sites (PDF)
• An Overview of PACE Site Selection and Center Development (PDF) (Members Only) – highlights the major considerations necessary for site selection and center development, and costs associated with each
• Service Area Demographic Report Request (PDF) (Members Only) – a request for a report of the population, income and health factors shaping the organization’s PACE enrollment projections

If you have questions regarding these resources please contact Peter Fitzgerald at PeterF@npaonline.org.