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Imagine a program that serves some of the most frail seniors - those with multiple chronic diseases, 85 percent of whom qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, and most of whom are sick or frail enough to qualify to live in a skilled nursing home.
This program is Providence ElderPlace, which this year celebrates 20 years of serving this population at a cost that saves both the federal government and state of Washington millions of dollars. Operated by Providence Health & Services, Providence ElderPlace has grown to serve 527 participants in three stand-alone locations and two clinics located inside assisted living facilities. Participants receive wrap-around services that keep them healthy and in the community, whether that's in their homes alone, with family, in an adult family home, or assisted living facility. Providence ElderPlace provides them with all of their medical care, adult day health and social services, transportation to the Providence ElderPlace centers, and in some cases even covers housing.