FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER - The visit I missed - PACE at ON LOK

Although my visit to the Center for Digital Storytelling prevented me from joining the final visit of the Tour I didn't want to miss including an short report on the visit made by the remainder of the tour party.

ON LOK (Cantonese for "peaceful, happy abode") is a large CCRC located in downtown San Francisco and catering for the Chinese population of the Chinatown district. It was here at ON LOK that the model of integrated care was developed 27 years ago that has now extended elsewhere throughout the US and is now recognised nationally as PACE.

PACE, an acronym for "Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly", is an integrated healthcare system that provides comprehensive services for frail elderly people and their families. The scheme is co-ordinated by teams of medical and social care providers, for an annual fee generally paid by Medicare and Medicaid. The care can be delivered at home, in hospital or in a long term care facility - wherever it is needed and is a model for health and social care Integration. There are now 74 PACE communities in 31 states.


Thanks from the tour participants for an excellent final visit go to everyone at ON LOK and especially to the host for the visit and presentation, Gretchen Brickson, Director of Technical Assistance.
Further information at: www.pace partners.net and www.onlok.org

Location:Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA