Bienvivir
Senior Health Services (Bienvivir) is a community-based program developed in
El Paso in 1986 to specifically and exclusively render services to the
frail elderly of El Paso using the PACE model (Program for All-Inclusive Care
of the Elderly).
The objective of PACE is to enable
frail elderly persons to remain independent and reside in their own homes and
communities for as long as it is desired and medically possible. Key components
of the program are the comprehensive health care centers and the
interdisciplinary team.
The comprehensive health care
centers serve as the sites where the elderly person receives most services in
one setting. The Interdisciplinary
team is comprised of health care professionals and allied health staff whom
evaluate, develop a care plan, and directly provide all necessary services.
Bienvivir provides comprehensive
health care in three facilities to elderly who have been assessed as frail and
in need of skilled nursing care. In
each of the three facilities, there is a dementia-specific Special Care Unit
which serves participants with Alzheimer's disease who need more individualized
attention. In addition, we offer a 40 bed residential assisted living unit at
our McKinley center.
Under the PACE system, services
are paid by Medicare, Medicaid, and/or private pay premiums. Eligibility is
determined according to State and Federal guidelines.
We are governed by state and
federal regulations, in accordance with PACE regulations.
Bienvivir is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer 15 member
Board.
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