HealthWednesday, November 11
Hospice Savannah opens Georgia's first PACE program for older adults
The Daily Savannah team
If you or someone you love is 55 or older and needs nursing-home-level care but wants to stay home, there's a new option. Hospice Savannah cut the ribbon Tuesday on the Kole Center for PACE, the first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Georgia.
Dr. Kathleen Benton, Hospice Savannah's president, said participants can come in for a primary care clinic, infusions, physical therapy and even a hair appointment. A team also works with each participant on a long-term care plan. Benton said people in Savannah have had a hard time accessing the care they need.
- Opened: Tuesday, Nov. 10, with a ribbon-cutting
- Enrollment: open now
34thstate in the country to require PACE care
Georgia got there after the General Assembly made it law.
Source: WJCL
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