Also called: PACE Program Director
Runs a PACE center, a Medicare and Medicaid program that keeps frail older adults living at home with a full care team.
Starts with the morning huddle where doctors, nurses, therapists, van drivers and social workers review each participant. Then you check budgets, staffing and state audit prep, and walk the day room where seniors get meals, therapy and company. The program pays for all of each person's care, so preventing a hospital stay is part of the job.
Estimate based on medical and health services managers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Usually a bachelor's or master's in health administration, nursing or social work, plus years in senior care management.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Health Administration, Nursing, Social Work, Gerontology.
Growing much faster than average. PACE keeps expanding; BLS projects very fast growth for health services managers.
Low risk for 10 years. AI will draft reports and plan van routes; leading staff, families and audits stays human.
Classes: Biology, Psychology, Business, Speech or debate.
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