PACE programs coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long term care services so older individuals can continue living in the community. PACE is an innovative model that enables individuals who are 55 years old or older and who are certified by their state to need nursing home care to live as independently as possible. Through PACE, today's fragmented health care financing and delivery system comes together to serve the unique needs of each individual in a way that makes sense to the frail elderly, their informal caregivers, health care providers, and policy makers.