Bluestem PACE

Name

Bluestem PACE

Legal name

Bluestem Communities, Inc.

Website

https://bluestempace.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geriatric Managed Care (PACE)

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Home Health Care Services (62161), Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medicaid Waiver / PACE-Partnered Adult Day Programs (HLADAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adult Day Nursing & Chronic Disease Management Programs (HLADAIAE), Adult Day Rehabilitation & Therapy Programs (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAIAD), Adult Day Memory Care Programs (Dementia Day Care/Day Health) (HLADACAH), Alzheimer’s & Dementia-Specific Adult Day Programs (HLADAIAC)

Keywords

• Senior healthcare services
• PACE program
• Elderly care coordination
• Adult day health services
• Home and community based care

Headquarters

HQ city

North Newton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Capitated Payments (Medicare/Medicaid): Bluestem PACE receives capitated payments from Medicare and Medicaid for each enrolled participant. Services are covered in whole or part by these government programs. Dual-eligible participants (both Medicare and Medicaid) pay no out-of-pocket expenses. Those with only Medicare cover the Medicaid premium. Private pay participants cover both Medicare and Medicaid premiums.
2. Charitable Donations: The organization accepts donations through the Bluestem Visionaries program ($1,000+ annual donors), the Good Neighbor Fund for participant assistance, and various planned giving options including bequests, charitable gift annuities, and retirement plan beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bluestem PACE delivers the federally approved Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly to frail adults aged 55 and older in six Kansas counties. Through two day centers in McPherson and Hutchinson plus in-home care, the program coordinates primary care, specialist referrals, therapy, prescriptions, dental/vision/hearing services, memory care, social services, nutrition, and transportation under a single Interdisciplinary Team care plan. Services are funded via Medicare and Medicaid capitated payments, with no out-of-pocket cost for dual-eligible participants.

Product overview

Bluestem PACE operates as a single unified Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), providing comprehensive healthcare and support services to seniors aged 55+ in Kansas. The core offering is the Bluestem PACE Program itself, which delivers integrated medical care through two Day Centers in McPherson and Hutchinson. The program encompasses multiple service modules including primary medical care, specialist services, home care, physical/occupational/speech therapy, social services, nutrition guidance, personal care, medications, medical testing, vision/hearing/dental services, memory care, and wheelchair-accessible transportation. Additional programs include the Good Neighbor Fund for participant emergency assistance and the Bluestem Visionaries donor recognition program. All services are coordinated through an Interdisciplinary Team approach to enable seniors to remain independent in their homes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bluestem Visionaries: Donor recognition program for individuals committing $1,000 or more annually to support the Bluestem mission and purpose of impacting lives through personalized care with Christian compassion.

Products and services

• Bluestem PACE Program A Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) providing highly coordinated, integrated medical care to help seniors remain safe and independent in their homes, offering comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, specialist services, home care, therapy, medications, and transportation through day centers in McPherson and Hutchinson, Kansas.
• PACE Day Centers Day centers in McPherson and Hutchinson, Kansas where PACE participants can engage in social activities, receive personal care assistance, visit with physicians and nursing staff, receive treatments and therapies, and enjoy meals.
• Home Care Services In-home care services provided to PACE participants, with the amount of service determined by the Interdisciplinary Team based on medical condition and need, enabling participants to remain safely in their homes.
• Medical Specialist Services Access to medical specialists through referrals within the Bluestem PACE provider network, coordinated through the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Prescription Medication Services All required prescriptions provided to participants with minimal turnaround time and no copays, including Medicare Part D coverage.
• Memory Care Services Specialized care services for participants with memory-related conditions, addressing cognitive and psychosocial needs within the comprehensive care model.
• Wheelchair Accessible Medical Transportation Wheelchair-accessible transportation provided at no cost to transport participants to and from the PACE Center and other healthcare appointments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of PACE participants remain in their communities for their entire lives
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Amedisys: Large home health and hospice provider overlapping with Bluestem's home care services and dual-eligible Medicare population. Comparable clinical service lines though not a PACE operator directly.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Public company providing home and community health services including pharmacy and home health to complex populations. Comparable in dual-eligible, value-based care focus and home/community delivery model.
• Ascension Living: Nonprofit Catholic health system's senior services arm, operating PACE and senior living programs across multiple states. Comparable nonprofit structure and integrated senior care continuum.
• Addus HomeCare: National provider of personal care, home health, and hospice services to dual-eligible seniors. Overlaps with Bluestem's home care and personal care service modules and similar Medicaid-dependent payor mix.
• Encompass Health: Large post-acute and rehabilitation provider; overlaps with Bluestem's therapy services (PT/OT/SLP) and shared focus on reducing hospital utilization for elderly populations.
• CenterWell Senior Primary Care (Humana): Humana-owned senior-focused primary care division that operates PACE programs alongside its broader senior care and value-based care services. Comparable care model but operates at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• WelbeHealth: Private equity-backed PACE operator providing comprehensive interdisciplinary care to frail seniors in California and other states, using the same capitated Medicare/Medicaid model and day-center-plus-home-care structure as Bluestem.
• InnovAge Holding Corp: Largest publicly traded pure-play PACE operator in the U.S., serving seniors through capitated interdisciplinary care programs across multiple states. Most directly comparable to Bluestem PACE in business model, payor mix, and care delivery structure.
• Trinity Health PACE: Nonprofit Catholic health system operating multiple PACE programs across several states. Comparable nonprofit structure, capitated revenue model, and interdisciplinary care delivery to Bluestem PACE.

Others

• National PACE Association: Industry trade association representing all PACE programs nationally. Relevant as the coordinating body publishing the outcome statistics Bluestem cites and the source of regulatory advocacy for the PACE model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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