Bringing Care Closer with the CenterLight PACE Mobile Health Van
At CenterLight Healthcare Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), everything we do is centered on helping participants live as independently as possible in the homes and communities they know best. This commitment shapes every part of our care, including how we bring support beyond traditional settings through services like our mobile health van.
With eleven PACE centers across New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, CenterLight PACE participants can receive medical care, social and nutrition services, and physical and occupational therapies all in one place, while also enjoying meals, activities, cultural events, and time with friends in a welcoming environment.
CenterLight PACE offers complete care and supports participants beyond our walls. We provide transportation to and from medical appointments and PACE centers, helping make preventive care and community provider visits more manageable. In addition, home care services offer support with daily needs so participants can continue living safely at home.
Our mobile health van builds on this foundation by bringing care even closer to the people we serve. It reflects our commitment to meeting participants where they are and helping make healthcare more accessible in the neighborhoods they call home.
For example, in addition to our eleven PACE Centers, CenterLight’s South Asian Cultural Alternative Care Setting (ACS) in Jamaica, Queens, offers culturally sensitive socialization, meals, therapeutic recreation, personal care services, and engaging activities that reflect the traditions and preferences of South Asian older adults. While participants who attend our Jamaica ACS can see their provider and receive clinical services from a nearby PACE center, the mobile health van also brings care directly to them at the ACS. The same is true for participants who attend contracted ACS locations, making it easier to receive support in familiar community settings.
CenterLight PACE also serves qualified older adults in other community settings such as assisted living facilities. Our mobile health van plays a vital role in bringing essential healthcare services directly to participants within our service area. It serves as a mobile extension of our Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (clinics), providing regular screenings, immunization, health education, and follow-up services to those we serve. By visiting multiple locations on a scheduled basis, the CenterLight PACE mobile health van improves service coverage, enhances early detection of health conditions, and strengthens continuity of care. This approach helps reduce healthcare gaps, increases community engagement, and ensures that vulnerable and underserved populations receive timely and comprehensive healthcare services.
The mobile health van reflects the same person-centered approach that defines CenterLight PACE. By bringing care closer to where participants live, it can help make it easier for older adults to stay on top of their health. For participants and families, that can mean convenience, less stress, and immediate access to support. More importantly, it reflects a caring, flexible approach that meets people with compassion. I like to think of our mobile health van providers as ambassadors to the community, helping people see firsthand what’s possible through PACE’s holistic approach to care.
For many older adults, staying healthy is about more than keeping appointments. It is about having dependable care that fits into everyday life and supports long-term well-being. Mobile care helps make healthcare feel more personal, more accessible, and more connected to the routines and communities that matter most to participants.
At its heart, CenterLight PACE’s mobile health van is about bringing thoughtful, coordinated care closer to the people who need it most. It is one more way CenterLight helps older adults feel supported and connected and brings care where they need it.
About the Author
এই ব্লগ পোস্টটি লিখেছেন জিয়াদ ফারাহ, MD, MBA , CenterLight Healthcare PACE-এর চিফ মেডিকেল অফিসার৷
IN his own words:
"My goal is not only to treat illness, but to help people stay safe, independent, and well in their everyday lives."
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Last Updated June 2, 2026
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**CenterLight Healthcare also has Alternative Care Settings, which are an option for PACE participants who prefer a smaller, more intimate setting to receive on-site socialization, social services, personal care services, therapeutic recreation and meals. Other center-based services, such as primary care physician services, nursing and rehabilitation are offered at our PACE Centers.