WELCOME TO ALEXIAN BROTHERS PACE PROGRAM

Alexian Brothers Community Services is a community-based adult day care program whose purpose is to serve the frail elderly residents of Chattanooga and Hamilton County. Alexian Brothers Community Services is part of the national Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which is based on the successful San Francisco model of long-term care for the elderly known as On Lok. Started locally in 1998, PACE is a jointly sponsored project of ABCS and the Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration, Bureau of TennCare

Alexian Brothers Community Services enables its participants to remain independent in their own homes and communities through a unique system of managed care.

Through a multi-disciplinary team made up of physicians, nurses, medical social workers, health aides, transportation providers, rehabilitation therapists, dietitians and others, an exclusive plan of care is determined for every participant with a preventive approach. Progress is constantly monitored for each participant to keep problems to a minimum and help avert health catastrophes.

Once a participant is enrolled in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County program, Alexian Brothers Community Services provides all necessary health care services. Most care is delivered in an adult day health care center setting at 425 Cumberland Street, preserving the participant’s community residence, family relationship, and lifestyle.

Who is eligible?

Individuals who:

• are at least 55 years of age;
• live in Hamilton County, Tennessee;
• are assessed by the PACE multi-disciplinary team
  as being appropriate for PACE Program services; and
• are certified by TennCare as eligible for nursing home level of care.

                           Physician services                                                 Nursing
                           Social work                                                              Physical therapy 
                           Occupational therapy                                             Speech therapy
                           Recreational therapy and social activities         Nutrition counseling
                           Personal care (bathing and grooming)             Spiritual care
                           Transportation and escort to                                Meals
                           and from the PACE Center            

Services available at home* include:

24-hour on-call physician services                          Home health care services

Personal care (bathing and grooming)                   Homemaker/chore services

Home-delivered meals                                              Adaptation of the home for disability

Other services* include:

Audiology and hearing aids                                     Dentistry

Optometry and eyeglasses                                     Foot care

Mental health/substance abuse                             Referrals for all physician specialties

Prescription medications                                         Preventive health services                             

Non-emergency transportation                               Lab tests and procedures

Medical equipment and supplies                           Radiology services

Outpatient surgery                                                     Emergency room care

Ambulance transportation                                        Inpatient services* including: Hospital

Mental health/substance abuse                             Physician services

Nursing home  

*All services must be approved by the PACE team or doctor
and desired by the PACE participant or family caregiver.