CenterLight Healthcare PACE Honors 90+ Elders

BRONX, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- CenterLight Healthcare PACE recently hosted a celebratory event for its participants who have reached the remarkable age of 90 and beyond. The celebration, which took place at the PACE centers in New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Western Suffolk Counties, emphasized the importance of community, connection, and the invaluable experiences of older adults who continue to shine bright at every age.

The event kicked off with a hands-on arts and crafts activity where participants created their own potpourri bags using essential oils, cinnamon sticks, and pinecones. Each participant personalized their bag, creating a souvenir from the celebration. The program then focused on the honorees, with Kathleen Keegan, Director of Therapeutic Recreation, reflecting on the lives and experiences of the living legends and the importance of celebrating participants who have reached this milestone.

CenterLight Healthcare PACE President and CEO, Tara Buonocore-Rut, also addressed participants and their families, emphasizing the relationships created through the PACE program and the knowledge and experiences older adults continue to share with those around them. Each honoree received a certificate and a rose recognizing them as living legends whose lives and experiences have helped shape their families, communities, and generations to come.

The celebration was especially meaningful because participants could honor one another. Pamela Rose, a participant from CenterLight Healthcare PACE's Westchester site, took the microphone to express her gratitude to CenterLight and recognized her peers.

A live band performed the rest of the night, and as soon as dinner ended, participants took to the dance floor, bringing the evening to life with music, laughter, and dancing. The full house celebrated not only the milestone ages of the honorees but also the friendships and community they have built at CenterLight.

For CenterLight Healthcare PACE, events such as these are about more than celebrating a milestone. They are opportunities to bring joy, connection, and recognition into participants' lives while reminding them that you can continue to shine bright at every age.

CenterLight Healthcare PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) serving adults 55+ throughout New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Western Suffolk Counties. Designed for those with Medicare and/or Medicaid, the program empowers older adults to continue to live independently at home and in their communities. CenterLight's PACE program is one of the largest nonprofit PACE programs in the country and operates 11 PACE centers and one Alternative Care Setting (ACS) where participants can receive on-site socialization, social and personal care services, therapeutic recreation, meals, and transportation. Our PACE centers also offer medical services, rehabilitation, prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications to thousands of New Yorkers by an interdisciplinary team (IDT) of doctors, nurses, physical therapists, nutritionists, recreational therapists, and other professionals who work together to provide care as unique as the diverse participants enrolled in the plan.