Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries

Welcome to Alexian Brothers PACE 

Alexian Brothers Community Services (ABCS) is a community-based program whose purpose is to serve the frail elderly residents of 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 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 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 or older;
  • 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.
Services available at the PACE Center include:

 

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 and from the PACE Center 

Meals  

 

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 Include:

 

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.

 

For more information call Alexian Brothers PACE (423) 698-0802 or

call the PACE Intake Coordinator directly at (423) 495-9114.

        

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We collaborate with those who share out ministry in carrying out our mission.
We promote healing of the whole person - body, mind and spirit - through physical, psychological and spiritual care of those whose lives we touch.
We serve the sick, aged, dying and unwanted of all socioeconomical levels, especially the poor.
We believe that all are created in God's image. Therefore, we treat all with respect.
We manifest God's presence in the world by a concerned approach and competant care of those we serve
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