·State program
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
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.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in California?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (55–null)?
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What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Age of the person receiving care
“person must be 55 years or older”
dhcs.ca.gov →Applicant age
“person must be 55 years or older”
dhcs.ca.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“be determined eligible at the nursing home level of care by the Department of Health Care Services”
dhcs.ca.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“reside in a PACE service area”
dhcs.ca.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Find your local PACE organization by county using the Service Area Counties and Zip Codes list and PACE organization Contact Information; you must reside in a PACE service area and be determined eligible at the nursing home level of care to enroll.