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This week we are at The Mayflower in Washington, DC as part of the @TweetNPA 2026 Spring Policy Forum. We are were lucky to have heard from Dr. Oz, CMS Administrator as well as Gary Bacher, the acting head of CMMI.
Tomorrow we hit the Hill!

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🎉 Each year, MassPACE honors a PACE employee who goes above and beyond for our participants with the Phyllis Solomon Award. This year’s winner is Kathy Russell! 🎉

Kathy is an Activities Specialist at @ElementCare PACE!

Op-ed: Veterans deserve the best health care has to offer

This article was originally posted on the MetroWest Daily News. Read the full article here. No one has sacrificed more for our country than veterans. Yet for years, Veterans Administration Medical Centers have been plagued by challenges. COVID-19 and the Afghan war — our longest ever — have put new strains on the VA. Policymakers […]

PACE health care model an help improve services for Ma veterans

This article was originally posted on Metrowest Daily News. Read the full article here. No one has sacrificed more for our country than veterans. Yet for years, Veterans Administration Medical Centers have been plagued by challenges. COVID-19 and the Afghan war — our longest ever — have put new strains on the VA. Policymakers in […]

Most People Want to Age in Place, but Few are Aware of the Services Available to Support Them

This article was originally posted on Cross Country. Read the full article here. Despite the rapid acceleration of aging in the U.S., the study findings present a surprising lack of awareness of in-home care options for Americans aged 50 years or older. Fewer than one in 10 respondents are actively looking into care. More than […]

PACE Nurses Meet people where they are

This article was originally posted on The Reporter. Read the full article here. As a nurse, I can tell you the national nursing shortage is not just media hype. Too many good colleagues are leaving the profession, creating vacancies throughout medical settings. But I still believe the same thing I thought when I entered this […]

Aging with Dignity in a Supportive Community

On June 2, 2022, 2Life Communities, Element Care, and partner organizations and funders launched the construction for the redevelopment of the J.J. Carroll BHA building that will have 142 additional affordable units for older adults in Brighton It was a beautiful day on Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton, where old and new colleagues gathered around […]

Meet the Underdog of Senior Care

This article was originally posted on The New York Times. Read the full article here. Felicia Biteranta was struggling when, five years ago, she enrolled in a PACE program operated by Lutheran Senior Life in Jersey City, N.J. Having suffered a stroke, she found it hard to eat without choking. She fell frequently; her diabetes […]

Mass State Senate Leaders Visit CHA PACE

This article was originally posted on Challiance.org. Read the full article here. Tour of intergenerational care facilities highlights CHA PACE’s care and support for older adults who want to continue living at home CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Mass. State Senate President Karen Spilka and State Senators Adam Hinds, Sal DiDomenico and Patricia […]

COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America’s Elder Care System. This Is Our Best Shot to Fix Them

This was originally posted on time.com. Read the full article here. For the American public, one of the first signs of the COVID-19 pandemic to come was a tragedy at a nursing home near Seattle. On Feb. 29, 2020, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State announced the […]

PACE Providers Shift Services Toward the Home Amid Nation’s Long-Term Care Overhaul

This was originally posted on homehealthcarenews.com. Read the full article here. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a dire need to rethink how and where Americans age, most long-term care experts agree. Investing in small-home senior living and “nursing homes without walls” are among the several innovative ideas that have been floated over the past year. […]

PACE program assists with care, transportation

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Free program supports Massachusetts seniors living at home

This was originally posted on WCVB.com. Read the full post and watch the video here. COVID-19 has dramatically impacted older adults, through illness or the isolation often needed to keep them healthy. In Massachusetts, a free program is supporting those able to stay in their homes by partnering with families as the pandemic continues to […]

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