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<\/a><\/p>\nCEO Grace Li said the center offers a high level of care for people who would otherwise be in a nursing home, allowing them to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs one of the largest community-based, nonprofit PACE organizations in Northern California, we also have the responsibility to represent and advocate for the populations we serve,\u201d she said at the opening. \u201cOpening this center affirms our commitment to our local communities and the increasing number of older adults who can benefit from an alternative to nursing home care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clients are picked up at their homes in the morning and transported to the center, where they may spend four to six hours twice a week. Someone with mild\u00a0dementia<\/a>, chronic kidney disease and diabetes can be seen by doctors and provided with medication and a warm meal, as well as socialization and supportive services, Li said.<\/p>\n Five PACE centers exist in Santa Clara County, all in San Jose. With the opening of its South San Jose facility at 151 Martinvale Lane, there are three On Lok PACE centers \u2014 with the other two locations in downtown and East San Jose.<\/p>\n The two other older adult care facilities that fall under the PACE umbrella are run by North East Medical Services, which opened last year in Vietnam Town, and WelbeHealth that opened in 2024 on Hamilton Avenue along the Campbell-San Jose border.<\/p>\n The PACE model of care integrates insurance, medical services, home care, meals and transportation, Li said, with the flexibility to provide whatever an individual needs to maintain their health and independence. She said the average client age is between 79-81.<\/p>\n \u201cOur program was founded by a community dentist who recognized if you don\u2019t have good dental hygiene and dental health, you won\u2019t have good nutrition. If you don\u2019t have good nutrition, you won\u2019t have good health,\u201d Li told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight.<\/p>\n From primary care to social services<\/p>\n The center\u2019s primary care clinic includes physicians, family practitioners, internal medicine, geriatricians and nurse practitioners. The center provides rehabilitation, social workers and social activities including exercise and art. Optometry, dental, podiatry, audiology and memory care needs are also met.<\/p>\n Andrew Cheng, director of business operations for On Lok, said as people grow older, they seek routine.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen participants come, they find their own community,\u201d he told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight.<\/p>\n There are about 50 adult daycare and adult health centers throughout Santa Clara County. In the county, 19,958 adults age 65 and older receive In Home Supportive Services, which enable them to safely remain in their homes, according to\u00a0Justice in Aging<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Santa Clara County has 440,000 adults age 60 and older \u2014 and by 2040 older adults will make up 31% of the county\u2019s population, according to the county\u2019s Department of Aging and Adult Services annual report for 2025. Over this same period, the number of children in the county is projected to decrease from 22% to 14%.<\/p>\n \u201cOpening this center affirms our commitment to our local communities and the increasing number of older adults who can benefit from an alternative to nursing home care.\u201d<\/p>\n CEO Grace Li<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782160544_784_PXL_20260617_225305206-scaled-e1781828304556-523x560.jpg\")
The PACE center\u2019s primary care clinic includes physicians, family practitioners, internal medicine, geriatricians and nurse practitioners. Optometry, dental, podiatry and audiology care needs are also met. (Lorraine Gabbert\/San Jose Spotlight)<\/p>\n