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On Lok is
dedicated to the
care of seniors
Learn more about
On Lok’s Family
of Services
Donate today!
There are many
ways to help
The 30th Street Senior
Center is the largest
multipurpose senior
center in San Francisco
We are the pioneers
of the PACE Model
(Program of All-inclusive
Care for the Elderly)
On Lok is
dedicated to the
care of seniors
Learn more about
On Lok’s Family
of Services
Donate today!
There are many
ways to help
The 30th Street Senior
Center is the largest
multipurpose senior
center in San Francisco
We are the pioneers
of the PACE Model
(Program of All-inclusive
Care for the Elderly)
On Lok serves as the parent organization for a group of non-profit organizations whose collective mission is to relentlessly pursue quality of life and quality of care for older adults and their families
Serving the elderly
for over 40 years.
1971
Dr. William L. Gee founded On Lok, a Cantonese term meaning “peaceful, happy abode”.
1973
On Lok launches one of the country’s first senior day health centers.
1979
On Lok launches a Medicare-funded model of long-term care by creating an interdisciplinary team to provide all participants with coordinated care plans.
1983
On Lok obtained waivers from Medicare and Medicaid to test a new financing method for long-term care.
1986
On Lok’s launched the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a groundbreaking model of coordinated service delivery and innovative financing.
1995
30th Street Senior Center becomes a part of On Lok’s family of services.
1997
In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, PACE became a permanent provider type under Medicare and state option under Medicaid.
2006
On Lok changed the name of its PACE program to On Lok Lifeways
2009
On Lok opened a new PACE center in the city of San Jose to serve the expanded Santa Clara County service area.
2012
On Lok opens another PACE center in Fremont developed in partnership with Eden Housing. The Peralta Center is located in commercial space with Eden’s 98 Unit low income senior housing project. 25% of these units have a preference for frail seniors.
2014
On Lok opened the East San Jose Center expanding its commitment to serving seniors in Santa Clara County and acquired Care at Home, a Medicare certified state licensed home health agency.
2015
On Lok launched Alcara, a healthcare service intended for independent seniors living on the peninsula.
2017
In the midst of San Francisco’s housing crisis, On Lok completed a $10 million renovation to its Chinatown-based senior living community funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
2018
On Lok Lifeways opened the doors to its newest PACE Center in East San Jose.
TODAY
Over 118 PACE programs are operating in 31 states. On Lok Lifeways serves over 1,400 frail seniors across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Serving the elderly
for over 40 years.
1971
Dr. William L. Gee founded On Lok, a Cantonese term meaning “peaceful, happy abode”.
1973
On Lok launches one of the country’s first senior day health centers.
1979
On Lok launches a Medicare-funded model of long-term care by creating an interdisciplinary team to provide all participants with coordinated care plans.
1983
On Lok obtained waivers from Medicare and Medicaid to test a new financing method for long-term care.
1986
On Lok’s launched the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a groundbreaking model of coordinated service delivery and innovative financing.
1995
30th Street Senior Center becomes a part of On Lok’s family of services.
1997
In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, PACE became a permanent provider type under Medicare and state option under Medicaid.
2006
On Lok changed the name of its PACE program to On Lok Lifeways
2009
On Lok opened a new PACE center in the city of San Jose to serve the expanded Santa Clara County service area.
2012
On Lok opens another PACE center in Fremont developed in partnership with Eden Housing. The Peralta Center is located in commercial space with Eden’s 98 Unit low income senior housing project. 25% of these units have a preference for frail seniors.
2014
On Lok opened the East San Jose Center expanding its commitment to serving seniors in Santa Clara County and acquired Care at Home, a Medicare certified state licensed home health agency.
2015
On Lok launched Alcara, a healthcare service intended for independent seniors living on the peninsula.
2017
In the midst of San Francisco’s housing crisis, On Lok completed a $10 million renovation to its Chinatown-based senior living community funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
2018
On Lok Lifeways opened the doors to its newest PACE Center in East San Jose.
TODAY
More than 70 organizations in 30 states are in various stages of the PACE model – from start-up to full operation.
OnLok.org has now been organized into three new websites!
These new sites have been designed so you can quickly get the information you want:
Learn more about On Lok’s
family of services, our history
of serving Bay Area seniors and
how you can help support us.
Discover the benefits of our
On Lok Lifeways PACE (Program of
All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
program and if it’s right for you.
Explore the broad range of services and programs that our multicultural senior center provides.
OnLok.org has now been organized into three new websites!
These new sites have been designed so you can quickly get the information you want:
Learn more about On Lok’s family of services, our history of serving Bay Area seniors and how you can help support us.
Discover the benefits of our On Lok Lifeways PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) program and if it’s right for you.
Explore the broad range of services and programs that our multicultural senior center provides.