The government funded PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) will soon be more accessible to seniors in the area. PACE is a Medicare/Medicaid program designed to help people meet health care needs in their local community.
A new PACE facility is planned for Westland, officials said, and will move into the former TCF Bank. Plans for renovating and remodeling the building to fit the needs of the facility include the addition of an entrance off Merriman Road. The new facility will be about four times the size of the building currently on the site, officials said.
Other PACE offices are in Dearborn and Southfield and the new Westland facility will be a benefit to Westland seniors. The program helps those on Medicare of Medicaid access medical care, prescription medications, home care and hospital visits.
The nearby Presbyterian Village offers the service through a partnership with Henry Ford Health.
"PACE allows people to remain as independent as possible and still get the services they need," said Lynn Alexander, Presbyterian Village senior vice president and chief marketing officer. "All too often, you see one extreme or the other - people try to stay in their home for too long or they lose a lot of choice in premature nursing home care."
Construction and remodeling at Presbyterian Village of Westland will also begin next year and transform the facility during the next two to three years of renovations. The parent company plans to spend about $53 million, including a $1.5 contribution from the City of Westland and other contributions on the reconstruction.
The new facility will include 35 ranch homes built south of the current location along with upgrades to the current units.
