HEALTH CARE NONPROFIT OPENING NEW FACILITY
PACE expanding into city next month
The national organization Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly ( PACE) is expanding into Pontiac with a new health care and low income housing facility.
The new Pontiac site will be the sixth Michigan location for the national nonprofit organization under PACE Southeast Michigan, owned jointly by Henry Ford Health System and the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan. The organization also runs centers in Detroit, Southfield, Eastpointe, Dearborn and Sterling Heights.
Located at 823 Golf Drive, the new facility will house medical, social and communitybased services for up to 300 nursing home eligible seniors. The 26,000- square-foot building will include a day health center, a clinic, a rehabilitation gym and 12 low-income housing units.
“We are thrilled to care for more aging adults in Oakland County who can benefit from our services and remain living in the home they love for as long as possible,” Mary Naber, president and CEO of PACE Southeast Michigan, said. “With our f lexible- care model, seniors can receive care in a multitude of ways to help them stay independent.”
The nonprofit’s model aims to assist seniors with services while helping them maintain independence and includes access to medical, behavioral health, physical and occupational therapy, transportation, meals, life enrichment, home care, socialization, podiatry, audiology and vision care. PACE Southeast Michigan serves about 1,200 people, most of which qualify for Medicare and Medicaid.
The low- income housing units, called PACE Southeast Michigan Community Living, will open in early January.
“Affordable housing is a very serious challenge for low-income seniors,” Naber said. “Our Pontiac residential component will give us new pathways to help.”