Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a joint Medicare and Medicaid program that provides all medical care and social services for older adults who qualify. This program’s goal is to help them continue living at home and in their community.

Habitat Health is a PACE health plan and provider. Our services include medical care, social services, day center activities, transportation, physical therapy, prescription management, and nutrition counseling. Habitat Health also helps arrange your labs and diagnostics, home care, dental services, and specialty care.

Habitat Health focuses on whole-person care for older adults, delivered at home and in communities so they can stay independent. We also work with trusted health care partners like Kaiser Permanente to bring together the best resources and local connections for each person’s needs.

There are no financial eligibility requirements to become a PACE participant. You are eligible for Habitat Health if:

• You are 55 years of age or older;

• Located in our service area (check if you qualify here);

• Meet the need for nursing-home-level care; 

• But wish to remain in your home or community and can safely do so with the assistance of Habitat Health.

To find out if you or your family member qualify, call us at 1-844-664-2248, TTY: 711 or email info@habitathealth.com

. You can also fill out our interest form, linked here

. Our enrollment team will contact you, share more information, and set up an in-person visit to help you through the process.

We enroll participants every month! There is no “enrollment period.” Once your application is approved, you will be enrolled on the 1st day of the next month.

It usually takes a couple of weeks to join Habitat Health, and we will need to meet with you in-person. Our enrollment team will help you through the process to make it easy and quick. 

When you join Habitat Health, we will be your new insurance provider. All of your medical expenses will be handled by Habitat Health. There will be no out-of-pocket costs to you if the care you get is covered and provided by Habitat Health. You may be liable for the costs of unauthorized or out-of-PACE network agreement services.

If you are eligible for Medicaid, or dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid with no share of cost, all premiums are covered and there is no cost for services approved by your care team. 

If you only have Medicare and are not eligible for Medicaid, you will be responsible for a Medicaid monthly premium and your Medicare Part D premium. You can also pay for Habitat Health PACE services privately if you are not currently enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid services.

Our enrollment team can help you figure out any out-of-pocket costs before you go through the enrollment process.

Each state has its own requirements for deciding if someone needs nursing facility level of care. This depends mostly on what support you need with activities of daily living (ADLs), like walking, bathing, and eating. Habitat Health’s team will help gather information on your needs as part of the enrollment process.