Piedmont Health SeniorCare is a community-based alternative to nursing home care. An individual is eligible to participate in Piedmont Health SeniorCare if he/she is:
- 55 years of age or older
- A resident of Alamance or Caswell counties
- Nursing home eligible
- Able to live safely in the community at the time of enrollment with the provision of PACE services
The Typical Participant
According to the National PACE Association, the typical participant has the following characteristics:
- The average age is 80 years
- 75% of participants are female
- The average participant has 7.9 medical conditions (many chronic)
- 2.7 limitations in Activities of Daily Living such as grooming, feeding and bathing
- 49% of participants have been diagnosed with some form of dementia
- 93% of participants remain at home
The majority of our participants are Medicare/Medicaid-eligible.