Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model of care provides a comprehensive medical/social service delivery system using an interdisciplinary team approach in a PACE Center that provides and coordinates all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services. Services are provided to older adults who would otherwise reside in nursing facilities. The PACE model affords eligible individuals to remain independent and in their homes for as long as possible. To be eligible, a person must be 55 years or older, reside in a PACE service area, be determined eligible at the nursing home level of care by the Department of Health Care Services, and be able to live safely in their home or community at the time of enrollment.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Effective 12:00AM, November 20, 2025, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will impose a PACE application pause for a minimum of two years.
During the two-year pause, DHCS will not accept PACE initial applications for entities wishing to become new PACE organizations or service area expansion applications from existing PACE organizations.
Please refer to the PACE Application Pause and Related Changes Policy Letter.
For questions about a currently pending application, please contact PACE@dhcs.ca.gov.Contact Us
California Department of Health Care Services
Integrated Systems of Care Division
PACE Unit, Mail Station 4502
PO Box 997413
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
PACE@dhcs.ca.gov
(916) 713- 8444
