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The Tri-Valley is set to be home to a new senior health care facility in the coming months, with the Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in Livermore announcing this month its selection for interior design and an early 2025 grand opening.
The news comes following a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility in 2023 at 2441 Constitution Dr. in Livermore, which is currently serving as an Alternative Care Setting (ACS).
Center manager Markus Lewis told Livermore Vine that the facility has been “operating in low power mode” since March, currently serving approximately 26 clients daily.
“We are basically providing all of the main core of services, which are a day center for socialization, and we have a senior rehab gym where we have been overseeing exercise plans put into place by physical and occupational therapists,” Lewis said.
San Diego-based FS Design Group announced on Dec. 2 that it would “leverage its expertise” in interior design and planning for the new PACE Center, including images that offer a glimpse into the new facility ahead of its anticipated opening next year.
“FS Design Group is privileged to partner with CEI to create PACE centers that serve the needs of the area’s growing senior population,” FS Design Group principal Amy Tobia said. “CEI’s PACE program provides comfortable, safe and beautiful places for seniors to stay active and receive the care they need while living independently at home.”
The Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI) is the nonprofit organization aimed at providing services that enable seniors to stay in their homes in Contra Costa and Alameda counties since the early 1980s. In 1992, they adopted the PACE model of care, proceeding to open their first PACE Center in San Pablo in 1994. They currently operate five full PACE centers throughout the East Bay, with the Tri-Valley location set to be their sixth upon its full opening.
FS Design officials said they are seeking to make the new facility a “beautiful experience” for participants, with the goal of making them “feel like they’ve entered a retreat when they come through the door.”
“The work we do is almost like an extension of home,” CEI President and CEO Maria Zamora said in the Dec. 2 announcement. “We don’t want it to feel like a clinic even though we partner with medical providers who have clinic space within the PACE center.”
Upon its full opening, the center is set to include a full clinic including triage nursing services and doctors and nurse practitioners on staff. It is set to serve approximately 120 to 130 clients daily, according to Lewis.
