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Rocky Mountain PACE tells council it keeps frail seniors at home and saves the state money
Summary
Rocky Mountain Healthcare Services presented its PACE (Program of All‑Inclusive Care for the Elderly) model to the council, describing enrollment, services, funding structure and local scale of operations and saying the model reduces nursing‑home placements and state spending.
Nate Olsen, chief encouragement officer (CEO) of Rocky Mountain Healthcare Services, told the Colorado Springs City Council at a work session that the nonprofit’s PACE program provides a full continuum of care allowing frail, low‑income seniors to stay at home instead of moving to nursing facilities. "We provide the complete continuum of care," Olsen said, describing a capitated payment model that covers services through an interdisciplinary care team.
The organization, which Olsen said began in 1976 and serves about 1,100 participants, described a range of services — from transportation and home care to dental, vision and social support — and said it uses locally based day centers and field teams to keep people healthy and out of hospitals. Mark…
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