PACE: All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — Is It Available Here?
PACE is a comprehensive Medi-Cal/Medicare program that can help eligible seniors stay at home instead of moving to a nursing home — but it’s available by zip code, not countywide, through a specific licensed organization’s service area.
What PACE is
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a Medi-Cal/Medicare program providing comprehensive medical and social services, allowing eligible seniors who’d otherwise need nursing-home-level care to keep living at home. It only operates in specific service-area zip codes, through specific licensed PACE organizations — not countywide or statewide.
We could not confirm PACE coverage in Nevada County
The nearest PACE organizations we could identify — InnovAge Greater California PACE and Habitat Health, both centered in Sacramento — publish zip-code service areas that, as of this writing, we could not confirm include any Nevada County zip code (95945 Grass Valley, 95959 Nevada City, 95946 Penn Valley, 96161 Truckee). Rather than guess, we’re not listing a specific organization here — check directly using the resources below.
Check your own zip code
DHCS publishes the current statewide PACE service-area zip-code list and contact info for every licensed PACE organization at dhcs.ca.gov. CalPACE (the statewide PACE association) can also help confirm whether any organization currently serves your specific zip code.
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This is general information, not financial or legal advice. Service areas and eligibility rules change — confirm details with the specific organization before you rely on them.