The Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) is a national model of person-centered, integrated care that enables frail older individuals the ability to age in place safely in the community. The PACE Model of Care serves as both a health plan and healthcare provider to enrollees, using an interdisciplinary team approach to providing medical care, behavioral health, social support services, and end of life care.

The PACE model of care is nationally recognized among consumers, healthcare providers and government leaders as the most innovative, accessible, valuable and effective model of care promoting the highest level of independence for older individuals with significant healthcare needs who are also nursing home eligible. Nationally, there are 124 PACE organizations serving approximately 45,000 individuals in 250 communities across 31 states.

While the PACE model of care has proven its effectiveness, with over 90% of current participants able to successfully remain in their homes and communities, access to and use of the model needs to be expanded more broadly in order to serve the growing population of older adults eligible for PACE services and in need of long-term care options.

In collaboration with The National PACE Association and The John A. Hartford Foundation through its PACE 2.0 project, West Health aims to increase the number of people served by PACE organizations to 200,000 by 2028. Project goals include providing existing PACE organizations with tools and best practices in support of growth and scale; outreach to organizations that are well-positioned to become PACE programs; conducting research to identify and remove operational and policy barriers to growth, and exploring service beyond those who are 55 and older and requiring nursing home level of care.