Information/Referral
Each Area Agency has trained staff available to answer questions and make referrals to other agencies in the community that provide the specific services needed by the individual.  Area Agencies can locate, assess and place older people in appropriate facilities such as personal care homes and nursing homes.

Prime Time Health
A program designed to encourage disease prevention and provide health information and programs for the elderly, including prescription education, nutrition, exercise, dancing, coping with change, injury prevention, arthritis, alcoholism, etc. Programs are offered at senior community centers and community health events.

Apprise Program
Educate seniors about Medicare and other health insurance.  Assists with billing problems, and appeals with insurance companies, hospitals, and health care providers.

PACE
Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) helps to pay for prescribed medicines for Pennsylvania residents 65 years of age or older whose incomes are under $14,500 for single persons and under $17,700 for couples. PACE card holders pay only $6 for generic drugs and a $9 copayment for brand name drugs; Lottery funds pay the balance.

PACENET
PACENET, a new tier of eligibility under the PACE Program, extends eligibility income limits another $2,000 -- for single persons, between $14,500 and $23,500; for married couples, between $17,700 and $31,500 -- making them eligible for modified PACE benefits. Pennsylvanians who are eligible for PACENET are subject to a $40/month deductible, which is cumulative if not met each month. PACENET recipients pay only $8 for generic drugs and $15 for brand name drugs.