Developing an understanding of the program and service requirements of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®) Model of Care, its flexibility, and the stages of development across a team of management and clinical leaders will form a foundation for moving forward within the organization.

• PACE FAQs: Frequently asked questions summarize important opportunities and challenges in PACE development.
• Profile of PACE: A summary of PACE history and purpose.
• PACE History
• Meet the Underdog of Senior Care - New York Times (March 12, 2022)  This article may not be reposted, copied or distributed by NPA members or any third parties. Members and third parties may link to this article from their website.
• PACE by the Numbers: Infographics that describe the PACE model of care. 
• Quick Facts About PACE: PACE overview published by CMS (English).
• Quick Facts About PACE: PACE overview published by CMS (Spanish).
• PACE: Care That Works: An issue brief on PACE developed by Community Catalyst. 
• PACE in the States: A list of PACE organizations in each state.
• New PACE Providers: The Path from Interest to Start-Up: A guide to the planning process for initiating a PACE program.
• Sources of PACE Start-Up Funding: A discussion of funding sources for PACE start-up.
• An Overview of Self-Assessment Considerations: A summary of key considerations for an organization in a review of PACE.
• Understanding the PACE Operating Experience and Critical Success Factors: An overview of the PACE operating experience and important points to consider during exploration and development of a PACE program (2013).
• Principles of Effective Design, Layout and Furnishing of PACE Day Centers: A University of North Carolina study that gathered information from 100 staff members of 13 existing PACE sites on their experiences and opinions on the design of their centers, synthesizing the results into a state of the art document that will aid developers of new PACE centers.
• CHCS Better Care Playbook: Caring for Older Adults with Complex Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from PACE Innovations: On June 30, 2020, the Center for Health Care Strategies held a seeion of their Better Care Playbook Series on PACE innovations during COVID-19. The session highlighted the basic features of the PACE model of care and why PACE is so adaptive to different communities and environments.  

• NPA Resources

If you have any questions regarding these resources, contact Robert Greenwood.