Summit ElderCare (SE) is a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that helps give elderly adults and their caregivers an innovative choice in health care. It is also a welcome alternative to nursing home care. Participants in Summit ElderCare have access to most medical services at a Summit ElderCare site while they keep the independence of living in their own homes, their own communities. Summit ElderCare provides individualized quality care by a team of geriatric care professionals who work together with participants and caregivers to address each individual's specific needs. This team of professionals is an essential component of the Summit ElderCare PACE program. The team uses a collaborative approach to care planning and is called the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
Our mission
Summit ElderCare is the only program of its kind in central Massachusetts. Summit ElderCare started as part of a PACE demonstration project, and is one of six PACE programs in the State. There are over 40 PACE programs nationwide. To find a PACE program in another geographic area, click here. And, although Fallon Community Health Plan sponsors SE, a participant does not have to be an FCHP member to enroll.
Summit ElderCare is committed to maximizing the dignity and respect of older adults and to enable elders to remain in their homes and in their communities as long as medically and socially feasible. SE enhances their quality of life and their autonomy. SE preserves and supports the elderly adult's family as an integral part of this mission.
Highlights of Summit ElderCare
- Primary Care Physicians who specialize in geriatrics
- Specialty care
- Full prescription drug coverage
- 100% hospitalization coverage
- Assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Adult day health program
- Medical transportation
- Family caregiver support
- Specialized dementia and geriatric care