Bill Text: MI HR0147 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to declare September 2021 as PACE Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-17 - Adopted [HR0147 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0147-Introduced.html
house resolution no.147
Rep. Whitsett offered the following resolution:
A resolution to declare September 2021 as PACE Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model maintains the philosophy that it is better for seniors with chronic care needs to be served while continuing to live independently in the community whenever safely possible; and
Whereas, PACE’s fully integrated program of comprehensive care allows eligible elderly residents who would normally need nursing facility care to continue living independently alongside their families with high-level medical services delivered right at home; and
Whereas, PACE programs offer an extensive range of services including but not limited to adult day care, meals, dentistry, social services, transportation, primary, hospital, and nursing home care; prescription drugs, emergency services, and more in return for payments from Medicare and Medicaid, controlling costs for the state while providing improved health outcomes and greater satisfaction for participants; and
Whereas, The PACE Model of Care can be traced to a community in San Francisco, California in the early 1970s. Now 50 years later, PACE operates 13022 programs across 31 states ; and
Whereas, Michigan’s first PACE program opened in 1995. Now over 25 years later, more than 3,700 participants are served by 14 PACE programs across the state. This number will soon grow following an expansion provided for by recent legislation passed in Spring 2021; and
Whereas, Current PACE locations in the state of Michigan include PACE Southeast Michigan, Care Resources, Life Circles PACE, CenterCare, PACE of Southwest Michigan, Huron Valley PACE, Senior CommUnity Care of Michigan, Great Lakes PACE, Genesys PACE, Thome PACE, Community PACE at Home, PACE Central Michigan, PACE North, and Sunrise PACE; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare September 2021 as PACE Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
