PACE: Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly: Growth, Enrollment, Marketing
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The “Hospice Non-profits” did little to root out fraud in their midst compared one man with a smartphone. Do county home care “agencies” next.
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The camera zoomed in on the survivors. Image hanging out a window, 100 stories off the ground w/a fire behind u. I yelled 2 my husband “Can’t a helicopter w/ a basket get them!!” He said a helicopter couldn’t get close enough. “What then, there’s got to be another way!” Al Qaeda didn’t just murder these people, Americans trying to do their jobs, terrorists tortured them to death. In the survivors’ last 30 mins on earth they had to CHOOSE whether to die by fire, or jump 100 stories to their death. Which is the quickest death? When @ZohranKMamdani says “3,000, died & I mourn all the people who died in wars afterward,” I’m infuriated. These Americans didn’t just “die,” they were tortured to death. & there would have been “no wars after” if not 4 Al Qaeda’s actions. I’m still mad Zohran choose #RamziKassem (lawyer of the WTC plotter!) as city’s top legal advisor. So disrespectful. @NYCCouncil @NYDSA @MicahLasher @RitchieTorres @DarializaforNY @claireforny @RepJeffries @RepTenney @lawler4ny @Grace4NY
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Appreciate your support of our CMA-sponsored bill with @AsmPilarSchiavo! CMA has been tackling the issue of prior authorization reform for years, and we're grateful our two years of work with Asm. Schiavo has made it to the Governor's desk!
Five bills. One shared idea: physicians should be spending their time on patients, not paperwork.
Prior authorizations that expire and have to be won all over again. Medication changes that send patients back through another round of plan review. Claims denied over small, fixable defects. Marketing that leaves patients unsure who is actually treating them.
All five are sitting on the Governor's desk. Swipe for each bill and why PAC is behind it. 👉
5 days jury duty in CA: 22 year-old Asian male, 2nd DUI. “Expert” said the tequila didn’t have time to digest before crash on the Bay Bridge. I pushed to convict. A few “didn’t want to wreck his future.” Boo hoo. Guilty!
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Steve Hilton is coming to The Town this weekend. events.stevehiltonforgoverno…
There is a new movement in geriatric nutrition to increase elders’ fiber in their diet. Is it wrong?
Sixty three patients with chronic constipation were taken off fibre completely, and the result has been sitting in a journal since 2012 doing absolutely nothing.
Everyone had been scoped first to rule out a physical cause. All had the standard advice behind them, which is to say all had been told to eat more fibre for years.
Two weeks on zero fibre. Then each was allowed to settle at whatever intake they found tolerable, and they sorted themselves into three groups.
The ones who stayed off fibre entirely went from a motion every 3.75 days to one every single day. Every one of them.
The ones who merely cut down went from a motion every 4.19 days to one every 1.9 days.
The ones who stayed on high fibre stayed at one motion every 6.83 days, before and after, unchanged, like a control group that had volunteered for nothing.
Bloating was present in nought per cent of the no fibre group, thirty one per cent of the reduced group, and one hundred per cent of the high fibre group. Straining ran the same way.
A dose response, running in the exact opposite direction to the advice printed on every cereal box in Britain.
Insoluble fibre works by adding bulk. In a colon already struggling to move what is in it, the intervention is to put more in it.
The whole doctrine traces back to one surgeon in the 1970s comparing British bowels with Ugandan ones and drawing a conclusion the food industry found extremely convenient.
Fifty years later the bran is still on the shelf, the bloating is still assumed to be normal, and the treatment for a blocked tube is still to add material to it.
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Look at the date in this picture… July 25, 2015.
This was the post that started it all.
But what many people don’t know is that even before this moment, I had a simple prayer… I asked God to use me as His vessel. I didn’t get an answer that day. Not a month later. Not even a year later. It took time.
And then one day… this happened.
A simple act, pulling over to help someone in need—turned into something I never could have imagined. Looking back now, I’m still amazed at how one moment of obedience turned into a movement that has impacted thousands.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: when you ask God to use you, He will. It just might not happen on your timeline. And during that waiting season, He’s not ignoring you, He’s preparing you.
So stay ready. Stay faithful. Because when your moment comes… it can change everything.
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One of the greatest things happening through The 50 Yard Challenge has nothing to do with grass. It’s the relationships being built along the way. Our kids are stepping outside of their normal circles and meeting people in their communities they may have never had the opportunity to know otherwise—veterans, senior citizens, people with disabilities, single parents, first responders, and neighbors from all walks of life. They’re hearing their stories, shaking their hands, sharing conversations, and learning firsthand that a community becomes stronger when we take the time to care about one another.
Every lawn these kids mow is leaving an impression far beyond the yard. Their neighbors are seeing young people who are willing to work hard, serve others, and give without expecting anything in return. At the same time, these kids are learning compassion, responsibility, respect, and what it truly means to be a good neighbor. One day they’ll grow up, start families, build careers, and become leaders in their own communities—but the lessons they’re learning right now will stay with them. We may have started with a simple idea of kids mowing lawns, but it has grown into something much bigger: young people creating connections, changing lives, and becoming the kind of neighbors every community needs.
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A written request by your loved one detailing their wishes for care preferences can be a very difficult thing to read, but it prevents arguments amongst family members.
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How the medical system treats an Alzheimer's diagnosis:
1) Medicate
2) Get more “sleep”
3) Wait for the next appointment
Versus what we do to reverse it in our homes:
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In case you wonder why businesses in Jack London Square are struggling and closing, look no further than 4th and Fallon.
This area is home to several businesses, including China Noodle Warehouse, Wag Hotels, East Bay Restaurant Supply, Chefs’ First, and Open Gym Premier.
The gym in particular has hundreds of families and children visiting every week. Yet this major encampment has dozens of RVs—and even children. The city has ignored it for multiple years.
This camp pushes against the Laney Flea Market, and continues to dump oil, trash, and hazardous materials into the Bay.
Where is the city?!
Where are the environmentalists!?!
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In my small Texas town, there is a thrift store run by volunteers. The proceeds fund a pro-life counseling center that provides free diapers, bottles, baby clothes, sonograms, etc. The thrift store staff is 90% “boomers.”
There is an organization that delivers free meals to the needy on weekdays and weekends. The delivery drivers are all volunteers. They are about 80% “boomers.”
The same goes for the couples who donate meat and fixings to a group that serves free lunch on Saturdays to anyone who shows up in need.
And the same goes for the grandmas and grandpas who write checks when they can’t physically volunteer in the community.
Maybe the people blaming “boomers” for all of society’s ills just don’t get out in their community? Maybe they don’t interact with real humans? I don’t know, but the stuff you see online isn’t the whole picture.
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Today I returned to my mother’s nursing home and spoke with a CNA whose care runs deeper than any checklist.
She carries embodied knowledge.
She knows the residents—
their rhythms,
their changes,
their stories.
This is frontline intelligence.
If the home lost her, it would lose far more than a body to fill a shift.
They call her “old school.”
What she is, is a school that teaches what no training manual can.
She hears in a resident’s voice what kind of day they’re having.
She feels loneliness moving down the hallway.
She notices when a favorite food sits untouched.
Long-term care loses something immeasurable when it fails to recognize this knowledge as the vital resource it is.
As always, the floor knows first.
#AskBetterQuestions
@LTCconsumer @ConsumerVoices @lauren_marinaro @DanielCPotts @mtaylorstark
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Strong partnerships help us reach more older adults across the Bay Area. We're grateful to Senator Cortese's office for its continued support as we expand access to PACE services in South San Jose.
When my mom can’t drive safely anymore I’m getting her a Tesla with FSD to get to her 3 senior centers … this can revolutionize senior care!
This is a fantastic article about @Tesla's FSD by The Detroit News:
"Determined to maintain their individual transportation independence, they are using Tesla’s hands-free FSD system as a driver assist. Though by no means exclusive to seniors in its ability to add another set of eyes to the road, FSD helps elderly drivers maintain a cocoon around their car as their confidence in reflexes and eyesight naturally deteriorate.
92-year-old Leonard Kraus uses Tesla FSD (Supervised) for 87% of his miles. He recommended Tesla FSD to his 95-year-old brother-in-law. “I don't think I would be driving without it.”
“It's as good a driver as I am,” said Dick Amacher, 78, a retired General Motors engineer from Rochester Hills who drives his Model Y and Model 3 on FSD 98% of the time. “Here's the thing, it will not go through a red light. It will not go through a stop sign. Every once in a while, I've driven through neighborhoods where stop signs were partially obscured by low hanging branches, for example. . . and (the Tesla) sees them before I do.”
Driving into Detroit, FSD exited the expressway near Wayne State. “All of a sudden the Tesla pulls over to the curb. I'm like: ‘what is going on?’” said the 78-year old. “Turns out there was an emergency vehicle coming from behind. FSD saw that it was an emergency vehicle before I did. It has vision in every direction simultaneously. A human being cannot replicate that.”
Full article: detroitnews.com/story/busine…
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Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors, affiliates, PACE program leadership and all of those who attended our annual conference! We always look forward to connecting and we're already looking forward to our third annual conference June 2027! 🌟 #PACE #FPPA #Conference
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A MAJOR WIN FOR OUR SENIORS AND FAMILIES: PACE IS COMING TO IRVINE IN 2027!
I am proud to share a major development for our community and the fulfillment of a commitment that, for me, began many years before I ever held elected office. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is officially coming to Irvine. For families caring for an aging parent, a loved one with a disability, or someone facing serious mobility and health challenges later in life, this is a GAME CHANGER.
Working with our partner and PACE administrator, CalOptima Health, a 28,000-square-foot facility on Gillette Avenue has been secured. They are now working with the City of Irvine's Community Development Department through the permitting process, with the goal of opening in Summer 2027. Once operational, the center is expected to serve hundreds of older adults and support approximately 85 full-time jobs.
This announcement is also deeply personal to me. Years ago, I led my firm's healthcare practice, representing healthcare systems, providers, and large medical groups throughout Southern California. Our work included specialty and ancillary healthcare services in skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, correctional facilities, and PACE centers. I saw firsthand what PACE could do and how having medical care and other essential services coordinated in one location could make an enormous difference in the lives of older adults and the families caring for them.
That experience also brought me back to my own family. In my early twenties, I helped care for my grandmother and my mother, both permanently disabled older adults who faced significant mobility challenges and periods of being wheelchair or bed bound. I understand what it is like when a family suddenly has to navigate caregiving, medical appointments, transportation, accessibility, and services they may not even know exist. Back then, I didn't know where to turn either.
Those experiences changed my perspective and became part of my commitment to senior advocacy. Through my nonprofits, we visited seniors and their families to build awareness of available services. I also visited cities and advocated for stronger partnerships and resources for older adults. Years ago, one of those cities was Irvine, where I sat with City staff and leadership advocating for enhanced senior services, including discussing the possibility of bringing a PACE center to our city.
I could never have imagined that years later I would return to Irvine City Hall as an elected official, continue pushing for those same services, advocate for negotiations with a PACE provider, and meet directly with its leadership. The journey came full circle when Michael Hunn, CEO of CalOptima Health, visited me at Irvine City Hall and shared the news: South Orange County would be getting a PACE center, right here in Irvine.
Sometimes public service is about solving the issue in front of you. Other times, it is about carrying a commitment with you for years until you finally have the opportunity to help make it happen. For me, this is one of those moments.
To Michael Hunn, the CalOptima Health team, our City staff, Community Development Department, my colleagues, and everyone who helped move this forward, thank you. And to our seniors, caregivers, people living with disabilities, and the families who quietly carry the responsibility of caring for someone they love every day: this is for you. I know firsthand how difficult caregiving can be, and I also know how much the right support can change a family's life.
I am incredibly proud that Irvine will soon be home to this resource and grateful that a commitment I made long before entering public office is becoming a reality for the community I now have the privilege to serve.
PACE is coming to Irvine. Summer 2027.
#publichealth #healthcare #seniors #irvine
