New PACE program at JVCHC offers comprehensive, coordinated care for seniors

New PACE program at JVCHC offers comprehensive, coordinated care for seniors
KSMU Ozarks Public Radio; by Michele Skalicky; 6/24/24 
A new program at Jordan Valley Community Health Center in Springfield will allow those 55 and older to age in their own homes. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly is the first PACE program in southwest Missouri. "We'll do home assessments to make improvements that will allow them to live in their homes safely so we don't have potentials for trips and falls or if somebody has a need to have a built, we'll take care of all of that through our home assessment and allow them to have the safest possible home," said Ryan Kruger, vice-president of operations for PACE and pharmacy at the health center. The PACE model uses an interdisciplinary team of professionals that provide coordinated care. PACE care includes medical and personal care, rehabilitation, social interaction, medications, transportation and more.