Healthcare Services (Providers & Partners, N.d.). If the prospective enrollee does need this type of care, then he/she is determined eligible to attend a PACE program. If they do not need this type of care then an adult day health care or adult day care center would be the most suitable type of care for them. Once this is done, the PACE plan will schedule an assessment on the enrollee’s social and medical health from the interdisciplinary team and create a plan of care. The plan of care gets updated when needed by the interdisciplinary team to make sure the care provided is appropriate at all times for the enrollees health and social needs. The enrollee can only be enrolled in one Medicare health plan at a time. Once an enrollee joins PACE
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However, the average frequency for PACE enrollees is 3 times per week (Providers & Partners, N.d.). Further, PACE’s interdisciplinary team of professionals’ work with the individual and their family members to make sure the enrollee gets coordinated care within the continuum of care (“PACE”, 2014). The PACE program provides its enrollees with a group of professional disciplines who cater to the enrollees needs, known as the interdisciplinary team. The interdisciplinary team consists of nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, social services, and nutritionist (Pratt, 2010). Along with the interdisciplinary team, the PACE enrollee has access to various medical specialists, such as audiology, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and speech therapy, as well as warm meals, personal care, respite care, preventative care, laboratory services, x-ray services, transportation, and hospital/nursing home care when needed (Pratt, 2010). When the enrollees are in need of nursing home care, the PACE program will pay for the care needed and will continue with the supervision of the interdisciplinary team. Further, PACE has no Hospice benefits for their enrollees. Instead, when the enrollee needs end-of-life care PACE will provide medical, psychosocial and pharmaceutical services to their enrollees (Aging in Pace, 2010). This feature of the program is one of a
However, the average frequency for PACE enrollees is 3 times per week (Providers & Partners, N.d.). Further, PACE’s interdisciplinary team of professionals’ work with the individual and their family members to make sure the enrollee gets coordinated care within the continuum of care (“PACE”, 2014). The PACE program provides its enrollees with a group of professional disciplines who cater to the enrollees needs, known as the interdisciplinary team. The interdisciplinary team consists of nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, social services, and nutritionist (Pratt, 2010). Along with the interdisciplinary team, the PACE enrollee has access to various medical specialists, such as audiology, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and speech therapy, as well as warm meals, personal care, respite care, preventative care, laboratory services, x-ray services, transportation, and hospital/nursing home care when needed (Pratt, 2010). When the enrollees are in need of nursing home care, the PACE program will pay for the care needed and will continue with the supervision of the interdisciplinary team. Further, PACE has no Hospice benefits for their enrollees. Instead, when the enrollee needs end-of-life care PACE will provide medical, psychosocial and pharmaceutical services to their enrollees (Aging in Pace, 2010). This feature of the program is one of a