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A model that stands for total care
With waiting list,
program aims to
fill a need
By Katherine Lacaze
For Seaside Signal
For nearly three years,
Providence ElderPlace has
served senior members of
Seaside and surrounding
communities with a system
of managed care that takes a
holistic, interdisciplinary ap-
proach to providing health.
When it comes to im-
proving the quality of life
for older adults, Providence
uses a model known as PACE
— which stands for program
of all-inclusive care for the
elderly — a federally recog-
nized program that offers a
seamless provision of total
care.
ElderPlace is the only lo-
cation through which a PACE
model is offered in the North
Coast, even though Oregon
has one of the largest PACE
programs in the country.
“We are the only rural site
in Oregon,” said Carin Eling,
the program’s nurse practi-
tioner.
Since its establishment
in 2014, Providence’s North
Coast program has increased
its participants from six to 65,
including people from Astoria
to Wheeler. The program ser-
vices more than 900 square
miles of rural area, includ-
ing Clatsop County and the
northern part of Tillamook,
according to PACE Program
Manager Pam Olsen, who has
been with ElderPlace since its
inception. The patients cur-
rently range in age from 57 to
104.
To participate, individuals
must meet a number of crite-
ria, including being age 55 or
older; Medicare and Medic-
aid eligible (or willing to pay
privately); in need of support
services as defined by the
state; and capable of living in
their own home or an assist-
ed-care setting.
Many people are referred
to the program through Area
Agencies on Aging; home
health agencies; doctors’ of-
fices; assisted living facilities
where they reside; word-of-
mouth; advertisements (in-
cluding the buses used for
transportation); and a variety
of other means.
“Sometimes, you come
to work and there’s a family
member pacing in the parking
lot who wants to know what
this program is,” Eling said.
ABCs for parents class
“ABCs for Parents of Chil-
dren 5 to 8 Years” is a free,
seven-session group-based
program. Parents learn about
nurturing parenting skills and
ways to promote their chil-
dren’s success in school.
Discipline, communica-
tion, helping children express
their feelings, strategies for
building self-worth and per-
sonal power are included in
the program. The focus is on
helping your child to be and
feel successful in school.
Lori Honl of Northwest
Head Start teaches Thursday
evenings at Seaside Heights
Elementary School, 2000
Spruce Dr.; dinner at 6, class
6:30 to 8 p.m., from Jan. 11 to
Feb. 22. For information con-
tact Northwest Parenting at
503-325-8673 or the elemen-
tary school at 503-738-5161.
Childcare is provided; dinner
is free.
This class is in English. A
similar Wednesday evening
class in Spanish will be offered.
Bond opens new studio
A holistic approach
The North Coast presents
its own sets of challenges for
providing care, according to
Eling, who started as a tem-
porary provider in January
before deciding to stay long-
term. She has a history of
working in managed care in
Minnesota.
Not only does the program
serve a large geographic area,
but about 60 percent of partic-
ipants have significant psychi-
atric issues – not to mention
various socioeconomic prob-
lems, such as homelessness.
All of these challenges have
to be addressed to provide
thorough care, Eling said.
“We try to get people
back on track, and we do that
through a multi-disciplinary
way,” she said. “We know
people are holistic,” com-
prised of biological, psycho-
logical, social and spiritual
aspects.
With combined care ser-
vices, services can remain as
active and independent as pos-
sible. Each patient receives
care from a team of individ-
uals, including Eling, Olsen,
social workers, bus drivers,
activity coordinators, home-
care coordinators, dietitians,
occupational therapists, phys-
ical therapists, pharmacists,
and others. Some of these
health care professionals are
part-time or shared with Prov-
idence Seaside Hospital and
other institutions.
ElderPlace services in-
clude primary care; specialty
medical care; dental, vision,
hearing and foot care; rec-
reational and therapeutic
activities; prescription and
over-the-counter medications;
physical, occupational and
speech therapy; hospitaliza-
tions; medical and surgical
procedures; emergency and
urgent care; and lab tests and
diagnostics. All authorized
services are covered in full for
PACE participants.
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“I was 19 years old at the
time,” he said.
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Bond hit the road, traveling the
southwest and painting all the
while. Throughout his 20s he
said he primarily stayed in Taos
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gallery next to Jeffrey Hull’s
gallery in Cannon Beach, but
he and his wife were still liv-
ing and commuting from Van-
couver.
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ing,” he said. “So when this
space in Seaside that could also
be living quarters became avail-
able, we just jumped on it.”
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