Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE)
A short survey for elders or caregivers to assess susceptibility of an elder to health decline over the next two years. The survey is available at http://www.lifeupenn.org/acove.asp.
Model Resources
National PACE Association Website
PACE’s website provides many resources for organizations interested in learning more about PACE or considering developing a PACE program in their area. http://www.npaonline.org/website/article.asp?id=4
LIFE Penn Website
LIFE Penn’s website provides a wide range of information on the model, including links to numerous studies conducted on the efficacy and impact of the model. A selection of these resources is provided below. http://www.lifeupenn.org/
LIFE 2007 Annual Report “Finding My Independence”
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Annual_Report_2007.pdf
Selected Articles
Nursing Care Takes a Smart Detour
Vitez, M. (2007, May 27). Nursing care takes a smart detour. The Philadelphia Inquirer. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Nursing%20care%20takes%20a%20smart%20detour.pdf
LIFE in Pittsburgh
Rotstein, G. (2007, May 16). Options push for staying put and staying out of nursing homes. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Pittsburgh%20Post-Gazette.pdf
Celebrating a New Lease on LIFE
Celebrating a new lease on LIFE. (2007, May 8). The University of Pennsylvania Almanac. (53)33.
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v53/n33/life.html or
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Celebrating%20A%20New%20Lease%20on%20LIFE.pdf
LIFE Incorporates New Device Safeguards Against Medication Errors at Home
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (2007, March 20). New Device Safeguards Against Medication Errors At Home. ScienceDaily.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070319180010.htm or
http://www.lifeupenn.org/New%20Device%20Safeguards%20Against%20Medication%20Errors%20At%20Home.pdf
Nursing Spectrum Features LIFE Support
Bonifazi, W. (2006, April 24). LIFE Support. Nursing Spectrum. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Nursing%20Spectrum-%20LIFE.pdf
Penn Nursing’s LIFE program: Integrating Practice and Scholarship in the Community
PDF of PowerPoint by Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Practice and Community Affairs, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing.
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Sigma%20Xi%20Spring%202006.pdf
Students Help Seniors Regain Social Lives
Wissner J. (2005, February 17). Students help seniors regain social lives. The Daily Pennsylvanian. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Studentshelpseniorsregainsociallives.pdf
LIFE programs offer a “nursing home without walls”
http://www.lifeupenn.org/MilestonesLIFEStory0305.pdf
The Promise of PACE
McAndrews M. (2005, May 1). Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elders continue to demonstrate benefits, address challenges, and remain primed for growth. Advance for Post Acute Care. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/ThePromiseOfPACE.pdf
Selected Clinical Articles
Spirituality Helps Older Black Women Beat Hypertension
Spirituality Helps Older Black Women Beat Hypertension: Drawing on their beliefs helped them stick to medication regimen, study finds. (2007, November 7). U.S. News and World Report. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/us%20news%20world%20report%20spirituality.pdf
Program Characteristics and Enrollees’ Outcomes in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Mukamel D, Peterson D, Temkin-Greener H, et al. Program Characteristics and Enrollees’ Outcomes in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The Milbank Quarterly, 85, 499-531. (PDF)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Characteristics_and_Outcomes.pdf
PACE’s Team Approach Keeps Elders Independent Longer
Wood D. (2006, December 8). PACE’s Team Approach Keeps Elders Independent Longer. NurseZone.
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Nursezone.pdf
Art Therapy at LIFE: Using the Creative Process for Healing and Hope
Johnson C, Sullivan-Marx E. (2006). Art Therapy: Using the Creative Process for Healing and Hope Among African American Older Adults. Geriatric Nursing, 27, 309-316)
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Art%20therapy%20Article%20_%20Geriatric%20Nursing.pdf
DHS Study Notes Benefits of PACE Programs
Mancuso D, Yamashiro G, Felver B. (2005, June 29). Pace: An Evaluation. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Research and Data Analysis Division. Report Number 8.26.
http://www.lifeupenn.org/PACE%20study.pdf
Informal Caregivers and the Risk of Nursing Home Admission
Friedman S, Steinwachs D, Temkin-Greener H, Mukamel D. (2006). Informal Caregivers and the Risk of Nursing Home Admission Among Individuals Enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. The Gerontologist, 46, 456-463.
http://www.lifeupenn.org/Informal%20Caregivers.pdf
For any questions not answered by materials provided within this profile, please contact Wayne Pendleton, CEO of LIFE, at wayned@nursing.upenn.edu.
Or contact Shawn Bloom, President and CEO of the National PACE Association, at shawnb@npaonline.org.
