Habitat Health opened Thursday its first integrated healthcare program for older adults in Sacramento, California, less than 10 months after Kaiser Permanente and Town Hall Partners launched the company.
San Francisco-based Habitat Health is accepting applications from older adults to receive healthcare and wrap-around services through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, said Brad Oglevee, vice president and general manager of Habitat Health with Kaiser Permanente Sacramento. He said the company got approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and California’s Medi-Cal program last month to begin enrolling participants.
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Habitat Health estimates approximately 6,500 older adults in the Sacramento area are eligible for the program. Oglevee said the program is targeting potential participants through Kaiser Permanente’s integrated health system and insurance plans.
“Kaiser Permanente has knowledge of its members,” he said. “It is a huge benefit to be able to marry the traditional PACE model, with its strong interdisciplinary team and services, with Kaiser and its members.”
The 50-year-old PACE model has been on a growth spurt in recent years as more older adults seek care options outside of nursing homes. The Medicare-Medicaid program is currently offered in 33 states through approximately 180 for-profit and nonprofit providers. There are more than 300 neighborhood centers nationwide.
PACE programs provide a variety of healthcare services, meals and socialization to older adults, most of whom are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. The programs also offer personal care services to participants in their homes, as well as transportation to and from the centers.
PACE participants will be able to receive healthcare services, including primary care, physical therapy and occupational therapy, at Habitat Health’s Sacramento center. Oglevee said the center’s clinical staff can also refer participants to Kaiser Permanente specialists and arrange transportation for appointments.
Kaiser Permanente and healthcare investment firm Town Hall Ventures launched Habitat Health last March as a joint venture. They have raised $50 million in capital to fund Habitat Health’s Sacramento PACE program and another program in Los Angeles that is expected to open in early 2026. Habitat Health aims to open more PACE centers in California and expand to other states through partnerships with other health systems.
Correction: An earlier version of the story incorrectly stated that Kaiser Permanente would provide physical therapy and occupational therapy at Habitat Health’s Sacramento center.
