1. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
PACE of ARKANSAS
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
BECKY MCDANIEL
VALERIE DUNN
SHARON HILTON

2. PACE Overview and Benefits

3. Philosophy
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®) model is centered on the belief that it is better for the well-being of seniors with chronic care needs and their families to be served in the community whenever possible.

4. Interdisciplinary Team Coordinates the Entire continuum of care and services

5. What does the Pace population look like
Vascular Disease
Diabetes with Chronic
Complications
Congestive Heart Failure
Major Depressive, Bipolar
And Paranoid Disorders
47% Dementia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
100% Need Nursing Home Level of Care
95% live in the community
5% live in nursing homes
To qualify a person must be:
55 and older
Live in a Pace service area
Certified by the State to need nursing home level of care. Nursing Home Level of care is assessed through the DHS nurses and is based on a point system.
Live in the community safely.
There is no income eligibility requirements for participating in PACE.
However most are Medicare and Medicaid duel eligible who have no out of pocket costs for the PACE benefits.
If they are Medicaid only, then there is no additional costs.
If they are Medicare only, then they pay for the Medicaid long term care premium and the Part D Prescription benefit. Which is a lump sum payment each month.
Or they can private pay which is still cheaper than private paying for nursing home care.
On Average
Female
80 years old with HIGH care needs.
Approximately 8 medical conditions ….. many of which are chronic conditions such as diabetes, dementia, coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease
Although extremely frail, most PACE participants live alone in the community.
When participants need nursing home care, they do not disenroll from PACE. The PACE program pays for nursing home care whenever necessary.
Interdisciplinary team care follows them through all settings, including hospital stays and nursing home placements.

6. Quality of life Improved Health Status, Lower Mortality Rates,
Increased choice in how time is spent,
Greater confidence in dealing with life’s problems!
THEIR WAY

7. FUTURE OF PACE

8. Jonesboro
St. Bernard / Area Agency on Aging of East Arkansas
Current Stats
Staff
Participants
Serving Craighead, Greene, Poinsett, Randolph, Lawrence, Mississippi and Cross counties.

9. North Little Rock
Baptist Health / CareLink -Area Agency on Aging of Central Arkansas
Current Stats
Staff = 19
Participants = 19
Serving Faulkner, Pulaski, Saline and Lonoke

10. Springdale
Washington Regional Medical Center / Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas and University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Current Stats –
Under construction
Application processes
Serving Benton, Madison and Washington

11. Has a wonderful beauty-
“AGING
Has a wonderful beauty-
And we should have
respect for that.”
Eartha Kitt