CenterLight Healthcare PACE Hosts Thanksgiving Luncheon and Farmer’s Market for Participants to Kick Off the Holiday Season

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Bronx, NY – November 28, 2024 – CenterLight Healthcare PACE recently launched this year’s farmer’s market events, which marked the beginning of a series of holiday-focused events designed to bring fresh and healthy food to its PACE participants.

CenterLight’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) helps participants to continue living safely at home and in their communities, while receiving comprehensive care. The Thanksgiving farmer’s markets are for participants who want to enjoy the holiday at home with fresh fruits, vegetables, and other locally sourced goods. The market is sponsored by the Friends of CenterLight Foundation and offers participants a day to shop at no charge.

For participants who may not have family to share the holiday with or preferred not to cook at home, CenterLight’s Wallerstein PACE Center in the Bronx hosted a traditional Thanksgiving lunch, serving 30 individuals from a number of CenterLight’s PACE sites across New York.

Participants enjoyed filling their bags with fresh fruits and vegetables.
Participants also had fun with arts and crafts.
Participants had the chance to "shop" at CenterLight PACE's Farmers Market.
President and CEO Tara Buonocore-Rut and family attended the Thanksgiving event to spend time with participants and help serve lunch.
Some of CenterLight's staff brought along their family members to the event. Here, Ed, husband of Senior Pharmacy Director Shu Jing, joins in on arts and crafts.
Brian Sidiski, Vice President of Care Delivery Operations, had fun spending time with participants on Thanksgiving Day.
CenterLight PACE Staff Families volunteered to help serve participants.

“We are incredibly grateful to be able to create meaningful experiences for our PACE participants, especially during the holidays,” said CenterLight President and CEO Tara Buonocore-Rut, who was among the CenterLight PACE team members who volunteered their time on Thanksgiving Day to help serve and spend time with participants. “Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all that we are thankful for. It is a pleasure to spend this day with our CenterLight team to make sure our participants have a wonderful holiday.”

The Thanksgiving event at the Wallerstein PACE Center is an annual highlight for participants, where they enjoy a festive meal, mingle with their friends, and participate in holiday craft activities. The CenterLight leadership team volunteers their time to serve the meals, adding a personal touch to the celebration.

About CenterLight Healthcare:
CenterLight Healthcare PACE, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, serves adults 55+ throughout New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Western Suffolk Counties. Designed for those with Medicare and/or Medicaid, the program empowers older adults to continue to live independently at home and in their communities. CenterLight’s PACE program is one of the largest nonprofit PACE programs in the country and operates 11 PACE centers and one Alternative Care Setting (ACS) where participants can receive on-site socialization, social and personal care services, therapeutic recreation, meals, and transportation. Our PACE centers also offer medical services, rehabilitation, prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications to thousands of New Yorkers by an interdisciplinary team (IDT) of doctors, nurses, physical therapists, nutritionists, recreational therapists, and other professionals who work together to provide care as unique as the diverse participants enrolled in the plan. Learn more at www.CenterLightHealthcare.org.

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Alexandra Maceda, Marketing Specialist
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CenterLight Healthcare has an approved PACE contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and NY State Department of Health (NYSDOH). Enrollment in CenterLight Healthcare PACE depends on renewal of its contract with CMS and NYSDOH. Participants may be fully and personally liable for the cost of unauthorized or out-of-PACE program agreement services. Upon enrollment, the PACE program will be the participant’s sole service provider. Participants will have access to all services needed as identified by the Interdisciplinary Team, but not to a specific provider of these services. Please contact us for more information.

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Last Updated on December 5, 2024
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