PACE in the News

InnovAge sponsored a recent PBS documentary on the caregiving crisis, highlighting the stories of families managing funding cuts, policy shifts and workforce challenges. “Caregiving” aired on June 24. The documentary featured actor Bradley Cooper, who also was executive producer, and was narrated by actor Uzo Aduba.

On Lok has received two honors for its documentary series, "Combating Seniors' Loneliness," at the 45th Annual Telly Awards. The series won silver in the category for Local Commercial Campaign for Nonprofit and bronze for Local Commercial Campaign to Promote Public Services.

“The most significant needs for seniors are good housing, health care, and a sense of community,” said Paul Soczynski, senior vice president of Health Care at Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS).

The New Jersey Department of Human Services is expanding PACE to four counties: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex and Warren. The expansion is the last step in the goal to make PACE an option for older adults in every county of the state, said Sarah Adelman, commissioner of New Jersey Human Services.

Blue Ridge Independence at Home won the top spot in the Small Footprint category of the 2024 Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Awards for its PACE center in Winchester, VA. The center design "conjures a more home-like than clinical atmosphere," reports Senior Housing News.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to change a policy that would raise the asset limit for Medicaid qualifications. The increased funding for participants will take a huge burden off their shoulders, said Sarah Milanowski, manager of Enrollment and Marketing at Life Circles PACE.

Intus Care, a technology company in the PACE market, will host a virtual roundtable discussion on "PACE and the Future of Health Care Data Interoperability" on Nov. 14 featuring NPA president and CEO Shawn Bloom and other prominent guests in the health care and PACE community.

Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI-1) toured the PACE Rhode Island facility in Woonsocket last month to help celebrate National PACE Month. PACE staffers are knowledgeable about what happens in the lives of participants, and they focus on the whole person, he said. “They also prioritize the smiles.”

LIFE Coordinated Commonwealth PACE is celebrating National PACE Month with a range of activities and a special focus on social isolation among elders in Western Kentucky. “Social isolation is a challenge for older adults,” said CEO Nancy Everitt. “We want to change that.”