The Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC), a PACE program of Los Angeles Jewish Health (LAJH), has opened a new location at 9800 Pico Blvd., at the corner of Roxbury Drive. It is the second LAJH PACE program, with the first located on its Reseda campus.
PACE (Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a joint program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS), the state and individual PACE organizations. The program provides and coordinates all needed preventative, primary and acute long-term health services for those 55 years or older in a centralized location. The objective of a PACE program is to allow those who require nursing home care to instead live independently in their own homes while receiving a myriad of health services at the PACE center. Participants must reside in a designated PACE service area and be eligible for nursing home care. LAJH estimates the center will serve approximately 450 to 500 persons.
At grand opening ceremonies held recently at the center, Susie Fishenfeld, BCSC vice president said: “(This) has been a dream, a long time in the making as we worked to find the perfect location that will benefit the most seniors from the local community. Our PACE centers empower seniors to continue living independently at home while receiving vital services at thriving activity centers located near them.”
Program participants receive medical care onsite from doctors, dentists, nurses, and therapists whose specialties include primary and specialty care; medications; nutritional counseling, state-of-the-art medical equipment and supplies; optometry, hearing aids, podiatry and mental health counseling. It also provides transportation to and from the PACE center for medical appointments, with emergency and urgent care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The program accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal and private pay.
“Today is a very special day for all of us at Los Angeles Jewish Health,” Dale Surowitz, LAJH chief executive officer said at the event which included a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house. “We are immensely grateful to Joyce Brandman and the Saul and Joyce Brandman Foundation for funding this second Brandman Center for Senior Care PACE location.”
The new BCSC location will cover those who reside from the Pacific Ocean to downtown Los Angeles and through Inglewood. Valley residents are covered by the Reseda BCSC location. LAJH will continue to serve all cultures and ethnicities and projects it will increase its number of Farsi speaking and Jewish patients due to the Westside location.
Los Angeles Jewish Health, a non-profit health system formerly known as the Los Angeles Jewish Home, cares for approximately 4,000 seniors each year.
