THE ELDERLY BENEFIT WHEN THEY JOIN A SOCIAL NETWORK

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) have existed for years but there remains no strong evidence for their effectiveness. The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of members at a PACE. A quality assessment and improvement study was conducted to assess the perceptions of members at a PACE. Information was collected on demographics, satisfaction, access to medical care, quality of medical care, strengths, and areas of improvements. Data was analyzed using paired 2-tail t-tests. The average age of participants was 74 ± 9. There were 8 males and 21 females. There were 20 Caucasian (includes Hispanic), 4 African American, and 5 unanswered. 14 participants lived at home by themselves and 15 lived with a family member. There was significant improvement in overall satisfaction after joining the PACE p