The PACE Philosophy of Care with Stephanie Button, VP at PACE CNY

How PACE Organizations Deliver Care

On this episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, Stephanie Button, VP
at PACE CNY, sits down with us to discuss what distinguishes a
PACE organization from other LTC organizations. She also
discusses how they navigated the challenges associated with the
pandemic.


Stephanie describes PACE as a philosophy of care that combines
home-based care delivery with access to a day center for their
patients. Acting as both a provider and payor source for
long-term care, this all-inclusive model gives patients an
alternative to traditional LTC communities. Stephanie points out
that anyone who is eligible to stay at an SNF would also be
eligible to receive care through a PACE program.
Challenges for PACE Organizations

She says one of the major challenges for PACE organizations is
educating patients and their families about how a PACE
organization operates. She also notes that there can be a
learning curve for new LTC workers transitioning into a PACE
organization.


Stephanie dives into how PACE worked through the pandemic,
describing their approach to expanding telehealth offerings and
organizing mobile care teams. She says PACE plans on leveraging
what they learned throughout the pandemic in order to grow as an
organization.


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Rapid Fire Q/A

What is one lesser-known book, newsletter, or industry resource
that you would send me to understand long-term care?


An article I read in grad school called Successful Aging. I
really gravitated towards the idea of successful aging and how to
define successful aging for yourself through health, wellness,
lifestyle, and creating a vision of how you see yourself aging.


Name one mentor that has influenced the way that you deliver care
in our industry.


My grandma was very influential in my life when I was young and
we had a really close relationship. I just loved listening to her
stories about her life and how she aged and she was quite proud
of her age. She lived to 92 and was very healthy. That had a big
impact on me and was really why I went into geriatrics.
What advice would you give to your younger self?

I would advise myself to be a better educator for people going
into health care and social work to help them identify issues and
be problem solvers. I think that helps you prepare for the
future, especially as we look at aging.


Resources:


https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-button-9ba380109/

https://pacecny.org/

Successful Aging

sbutton@lorettosystem.org