The Center brings the national Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) services and programming for seniors in and around Elizabethtown.
(ELIZABETHTOWN, KY) — Care Guide Partners PACE a Hosparus Health affiliate, is looking for highly-qualified physicians, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), social workers, registered dieticians, recreational therapists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to join its growing team. Prospective applicants are invited to a weekend hiring event on Friday, January 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, January 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the new Care Guide Partners PACE Center, 109 Buffalo Creek Drive in Elizabethtown.
Hosparus Health, a nonprofit organization renowned for its hospice, palliative care, and community grief counseling programming is working with state and federal agencies to expand its services through Care Guide Partners to bring the national Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to Hardin and surrounding counties. The unique PACE model was developed in 1971 to provide comprehensive care for people 55 or older who wish to maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle from the comfort of their current home.
The Medicare and Medicaid funded program provides a “one-stop shop” of complete managed healthcare and service delivery. An interdisciplinary team of specialists works with participants and families to develop a personalized plan of care to address each person’s unique medical, social, physical, and functional needs. All care is coordinated and monitored by the team to ensure participants have the support they need to age in place safely. Many services are offered at PACE centers, including primary medical care at the on-site clinic, adult day programming, occupational, physical, and recreational therapy, behavioral health, specialty services, hot meals, nutritional counseling, social activities, and more. The program provides roundtrip transportation from participants’ residences to all appointments managed by PACE to make accessing care as easy as possible for seniors and their families.
“Our organization’s interdisciplinary teams have an established history of delivering person-centered care and holistic support to those we serve, and PACE is a natural extension of this mission,” said Care Guide Partners and Hosparus Health President and CEO David. W. Cook. “We’ve had the privilege of serving the Elizabethtown region since 1980 and are honored to bring this innovative program of all-inclusive care to the community we already call home. We look forward to welcoming new members to our growing Care Guide Partners PACE team to help us expand our services to support the quality of life through healthcare accessibility for seniors and families in need.”
Healthcare professionals in the area are encouraged to come to the two-day hiring event, tour the new PACE Center, and learn more about the exciting career opportunities available with Care Guide Partners PACE. To view open positions, visit bit.ly/careers_cgppace. Click here to download a flyer for the event.
For more information about PACE, visit:
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Quick Facts About PACE
- National PACE Association: Frequently Asked Questions
For questions about Care Guide Partners PACE, email Judith Parsons at jparsons@careguidepartners.org. Care Guide Partners PACE is currently undergoing the review process through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
About Care Guide Partners
Care Guide Partners is an affiliate of Hosparus Health, one of the nation’s largest and most respected community-based, nonprofit care providers. Since 1978, the mission-driven organization has championed equitable healthcare access by delivering specialized programs and holistic services across Kentucky and Indiana. Together, with more than 600 employees and over 500 volunteers, these entities seek to improve the quality of life by providing support across the continuum, including medical care, senior services, symptom and medication management, grief counseling, hospice care, and palliative medicine. For more information about the many compassionate services offered by Hosparus Health and its affiliates, please call 800-264-0521 or visit www.HosparusHealth.org.
