PACE Center: Meals & Nutritional Counseling
Eligible PACE participants will have a full lunch provided along with morning and afternoon snacks. Nutritional counseling is also a key part of participant care plans. The Reid Health PACE Center provides meals that are prepared for specific dietary needs, and are also fresh, delicious and culturally familiar. PACE participants also receive personalized counseling so they can make informed choices about nutritious meals at home.
Choose Well at Home
Choose Well at Home is a healthy meal delivery program designed to help participants have healthy food in their homes. Meals are prepared by registered dietitians and include at least two food groups and meet the following criteria:
- Calorie controlled meals
- Low in saturated (bad) fat
- Low in sodium
- Carbohydrate consistent
PACE Center: Home Health & Medical Equipment
Many of the services available at the Reid Health PACE Center are also available within a participant's home. Services will vary depending on needs identified for each participant by their care team. All services are provided with the intention of keeping our participants independent, living safely in their homes.
PACE Home Health Services Can Include:
- Homemaker/Chore Services and Personal Care
- Home Health Aide Services or Physicals and Occupational Services
- Home Delivered Meals (Choose Well at Home)
- Skilled Nursing Services and Medical Social Services
Reid Home Medical Equipment
As part of the PACE enrollment process, participants will have a home visit where PACE team members will identify medical equipment that a participant will need to live safely and independently in their home. Equipment could include medical supplies and durable medical equipment that is delivered to a participant's home. Learn more about Reid' Home Medical Equipment store.
PACE Center: Medications
To make medication management easier, prescriptions are available at Reid Health PACE Center to make it easy to stay compliant with medications. By housing our participant's medications in one place, the PACE care team can watch for potential drug interactions, dosages, and time between doses to help keep participants safe. Plus, the PACE staff can assist in reminding participants when they're due for a refill.
To make medication management most efficient, Reid Health PACE has partnered with CareKinesis, a PACE-specific pharmacy that focuses on reducing medication-related risks while enhancing economic, clinical, humanistic outcomes.
PACE medication services will provide and coordinate 100% of the needs and management for PACE participants.
Pharmacists work directly with the PACE care team to develop personalize medication regimens that are more safe and effective.
Services include:
- Medication safety review
- Monitoring for adverse drug events
- Dependable medication delivery directly to home
- Onsite Medication Dispensing Unit
- Community Pharmacy Network
PACE Center: Social Services
Reid Health PACE Center offers comprehensive social services to help participants maintain not only optimal physical health, but mental and emotional health as well. A PACE Behavioral Health Specialist will help ensure participants and their loved ones have the support they need.
Social Services Include:
- Advanced Directives
- Caregiver Training & Education
- Community Services Referrals
- Behavioral Health Coordination
- Care Planning
- Emergency Disaster Planning & Preparedness
- Participant Advocacy
- Participant Support Group
Reid Health PACE Frequently Asked Questions
To learn more about Reid Health PACE Center, visit our FAQ page. Additionally, you can call (765) 935-8959 (TTY for the hearing impaired: (800) 643-2255) to be connected with PACE staff who can help.
