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Medication Management for Seniors: Preventing Dangerous Mistakes at Home
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Home Matters Caregiving. As adults age, medications often become a central part of daily life. Blood pressure pills, diabetes medications, heart prescriptions, pain relievers, and supplements can quickly add up. While these treatments are essential, they also introduce risk. Medication management for seniors is one of the most overlooked […]
Understanding and Addressing Nursing Home Staffing Issues: A Guide for Long-Term Care Ombudsmen
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Long Term Care Community Coalition. The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving care and quality of life in nursing homes and assisted living. Visit www.nursinghome411.org for a wide range of free resources including our Dementia Care Toolkits, Nursing Home Data Center, Fact […]
PACE program at Harbor Health helps seniors ‘age in place’ at home
/in In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Dorchester Reporter. Susan Burke, 79, is OFD and has no desire to leave the neighborhood that she’s always called home. Thanks to Harbor Health’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Morton Street, she can plan on staying put. PACE serves some 100,000 participants in 33 states, […]
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $15.6 Million for Fully Accessible Transit Vans for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
/in In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Healthy Aging Collaborative. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a total of over $15.6 million through MassDOT’s FY26 Community Transit Grant Program (CTGP) for municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and nonprofit organizations towards fully accessible vans and minivans to enhance mobility for older adults and people with disabilities as part of […]
Analysis: PACE cuts institutionalization among older adults, needs more equitable access
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on McKnights Long-Term Care News. The federal Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) has demonstrated effectiveness in improving care coordination and reducing institutionalization among older adults but also requires improvements in equity and justice. That is according to a March policy analysis published in the Journal of Advanced […]
Integrating Care for Aging Populations: Dual-Framework Policy Analysis of the United States Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
/in Articles, Reports, Research/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Journal of Advanced Nursing. Aim To critically analyse the federal Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) using the Integration Continuum Framework and the Conceptual Model for Nursing and Health Policy, identifying system-level strengths, equity gaps and nursing implications for long-term care reform. Background The U.S. long-term care […]
Massachusetts has an elder care crisis – and it’s about to get a lot worse
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on CommonWealth Beacon. WHAT TOTALLY PREDICTABLE crisis will start in just five years? The doubling of the need for elder care. And Massachusetts is not prepared for it. A dangerous demographic cliff lies just ahead: There’s been a lot of chatter about the vast demographic bulge that we call “baby […]
PACE Reaches Major Milestone with 200 Programs Nationwide
/in Articles, Inside PACE/by masspaceThis article was originally published on NPA. WASHINGTON, DC – Feb. 26, 2026 – The National PACE Association (NPA) today announced a significant milestone for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) with the opening of the 200th PACE program, PACE Northeast Michigan in Alpena, MI. “Becoming the 200th PACE organization in the country, […]
Caregivers want state to better care of them
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on State House News Service. Caregivers supporting their elderly parents and spouses overwhelmingly want more state financial aid, while legislation that aligns with their desired relief remains stuck in committee at a time when state government is already scrutinizing every health care expenditure… Read the full article here.
Magical Outcomes: The Case for Launching PACE
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Hospice News. Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) are extremely challenging to establish. Nevertheless, more hospices are other health care providers are investing in the model due to the positive outcomes participants are seeing. The Medicare Advantage and health care provider SCAN Group, parent company of SCAN […]
Medicaid at 60: Its Essential Role for Older Adults
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Generations: American Society on Aging. Abstract Medicaid has played a vital role in supporting the U.S.’s older population for more than 60 years. It funds essential health and long-term care for nearly 80 million people, including millions of older adults and caregivers. As the primary funder of home- and […]
PACE Growth: 2025 Year in Review
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Health Dimensions Group. The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) centers on the belief that it is better for the well-being of seniors with chronic care needs, and their families, to be cared for in the community whenever possible. The concept of PACE began in the early 1970s […]