On Lok
| Formation | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
CEO | Grace Li |
| Subsidiaries | On Lok Senior Health Services
On Lok Day Services On Lok House, Inc. On Lok Community Housing, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.onlok.org |
On Lok is a community-based organization in the San Francisco Bay Area that offers programs to help seniors stay healthy, active, and socially connected. Founded in 1971 as On Lok Senior Health Services, the organization began as a grassroots effort to combat the lack of nursing homes and long-term services and supports for seniors in the Chinatown and North Beach neighborhoods of San Francisco.[1][2][3] On Lok developed a new model of comprehensive health and social care that enables seniors to live independently, as an alternative to a nursing home or assisted living facility.[4][5][6] The model was subsequently replicated across the United States and formally established as the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).[7][8]
Today, On Lok operates seven PACE centers across the Bay Area, plus a senior center, an adult day program, and senior housing in San Francisco.[9]
References
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- ^ "CDA 50th Anniversary | California Department of Aging - State of California". aging.ca.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "PACE in California is Honored". Center for Elders' Independence. 2023-08-31. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "On Lok". Great Place To Work®. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "On Lok, Inc". www.idealist.org. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ Polska, Urszula (2017-06-15). "The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE ): The innovative and economically viable model of American Geriatric Care". Nursing in the 21st Century. 16 (1(58)): 51–61. doi:10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0008. ISSN 2450-646X.
- ^ "ON LOK SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES IN SAN FRANCISCO APPROVED FOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR FRAIL ELDERLY | CMS". www.cms.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "On Lok PACE Honored with Age-Friendly Health System -- Committed to Care Excellence Recognition". www.prnewswire.com. 10 Mar 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "About On Lok | Senior Care Programs in San Francisco, CA". On Lok. Retrieved 2025-04-08.