Who will be eligible for Piedmont
Health SeniorCare?
Piedmont Health SeniorCare is being
created to serve as a community-based alternative to nursing home care.
Once operational, an individual will be 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
We expect the majority of our participants will be
Medicare/Medicaid-eligible.
