Hospice News August 9, 2024
Some patients among the aging population hit social and economic barriers to quality hospice care.
This is according to Dr. Eric Reines, chief medical officer at Element Care Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and Linda Gauvain, registered nurse and director of PACE care service at the same organization. They told Hospice News that today’s seniors require an interdisciplinary approach that addresses the wide range of needs.
Massachusetts-based Element Care’s PACE programs have increasingly focused on addressing the largest social determinants of health needs among low-income senior populations. Founded in 1994, the nonprofit health care organization launched its first PACE location in Lynn, Massachusetts, a year later. Element Care PACE recently expanded with a de novo in that...
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