News & Events

Palliative Care Introduction

At PACE Southeast Michigan, palliative care focuses on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for those facing serious illness. This video explains what palliative care is, how it supports our participants and their families, and the ways our team helps manage symptoms and provide emotional support.

Naber: Protect Medicaid benefits for the elderly

Medicaid’s life-changing coverage is worth protecting. Just take a look at PACE. What simple pleasures do you take for granted? Maybe it’s making your coffee just the way you like it each morning, or perhaps it’s being able to walk outside and feel the sun on your face. For many of us, what we take … Read more

Breakfast Among Friends

Join us on Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 8:30-10 a.m. for PACE Southeast Michigan’s largest fundraising event, Breakfast Among Friends. Breakfast Among Friends is a morning of great food, wonderful company, and inspirational stories. Join our supporters and partners to hear stories from PACE Southeast Michigan staff and partners. All proceeds support the Community Giving … Read more

Set the PACE 5K

Join us for a scenic 5k run or walk at the beautiful Stony Creek Metro Park! Our 4th annual Set the PACE 5K supports PACE Southeast Michigan’s mission to help older adults live safely and independently in their homes and communities. Your participation will make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors in Southeast … Read more

Mary Naber receives Lifetime Achievement Award, May 2024

We are thrilled to announce Mary Naber, our President and CEO, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the PACE Association of Michigan at the 2024 PACE Day at the Capitol! This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advance the mission and vision of PACE in Michigan.

A More Humane Model for Eldercare in the U.S., June 2023

The U.S. health care system is not set up to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable, chronically ill, elderly people, especially those who are poor. Older poor people often face loneliness, depression, a lost sense of purpose, and an inability to live independently in their homes. They also encounter many health service … Read more

Caregivers need help. Michigan is slowly finding a way, November 2022

Jim Mangi never thought he’d be living out the later parts of the plot of Nicholas Sparks’ fictional “The Notebook,” but he is grateful he can stay a block from the Saline dementia treatment center near his wife, Kathleen, who is struggling to remember the life they shared. Now at age 73, Kathleen Mangi lives … Read more