• Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Header image

Times of San DiegoLogo

Local News and Opinion for San Diego

Menu

Skip to content
  • All
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Arts
  • Military
  • Tech
  • Life
  • Opinion
Search Thousands of San Diego Jobs
  • San Diego County Reports 3,027 New COVID-19 Cases and 28 More Deaths
  • California Democrats Liken Newsom Recall Effort to Extremist ‘Coup’
  • Journal: 'Scientifically Undeniable' That Humanity Faces '6th Major Extinction'
  • Opinion: Mob Violence at the U.S. Capitol Echoes the Fall of Republican Rome
  • Dry, Warm Weather Predicted for San Diego County

Home » Life » This Article

St. Paul’s PACE Announces New Director for El Cajon Center

Posted by Hoa Quach on September 28, 2020 in Life | 164 Views
| Comments | Leave a Comment
Share This Article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail
Preston Choctaw, center, is the new director of St. Paul’s Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in El Cajon.

Chula Vista resident Preston Choctaw doesn’t just work with the region’s low-income seniors; He treats them like family.

Support Times of San Diego's growth
with a small monthly contribution

Become a supporter

Choctaw, who has worked in health care for 15 years, was recently named the new director of St. Paul’s Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in El Cajon. PACE is a medical program for low-income seniors with chronic medical conditions that cares for seniors so that they can remain living in their homes longer. The program offers primary medical care, rehabilitation therapies, social services, home care, transportation, and more.

Choctaw said he joined the nonprofit for several reasons, one being his desire to care for the senior population.

“When I think of this population, I think of my own family; my parents, uncles, aunts,” said Choctaw, who has master degrees from San Diego State University in public health and social work. “I want to make sure that our participants are treated the same way I would treat my family. We take care of them, look after them, and make sure that they are healthy, supported, and living their best lives.”

The father of three said he made his way to St. Paul’s after working in health care insurance for years.

“I always felt a disconnect between the insurance side and the provider side since both sides would often be at odds as what was best for the member (patient),” Choctaw said. “However, St. Paul’s PACE is such a unique program that it seamlessly blends those two sides together in which the health and well-being of the participant is always the top priority.”

In his new role, Choctaw will be responsible for the overall management of the center to ensure seniors receive the quality of care and services they need. His immediate goal is to serve as many seniors as possible.

“Especially now, when the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our lives so much, our already vulnerable senior population is even more vulnerable,” he said. “I truly believe in the mission of St. Paul’s PACE. We want to make sure that our seniors are provided with a caring network of services that fosters independence, preserves individual dignity, and enables frail seniors to remain at home, involved with their family, friends, and community.”

For more information about St. Paul’s PACE, go to stpaulspace.org.

St. Paul’s PACE Announces New Director for El Cajon Center was last modified: September 26th, 2020 by Hoa Quach

>> Subscribe to Times of San Diego’s free daily email newsletter! Click here

Follow Us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in Life | Tagged El Cajon, low-income seniors, PACE, seniors, St. Paul’s Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly
Search Thousands of San Diego Jobs

Get Times of San Diego by Email

Our free newsletter is delivered at 8 a.m. daily.


Most Popular Today

  • Opinion: Santee's Dustin Trotter Should Resign as Backer of D.C. Insurrectionists Opinion: Santee’s Dustin Trotter Should Resign as Backer of D.C. Insurrectionists 1,400 views
  • New CDC Data Shows How San Diego County Ranks Nationally in the Pandemic New CDC Data Shows How San Diego County Ranks Nationally in the Pandemic 1,390 views
  • MarketInk: Prolific Announcer Hangs Up Microphone After 2,000 Games Over 35 Years MarketInk: Prolific Announcer Hangs Up Microphone After 2,000 Games Over 35 Years 670 views
  • San Diego Residents 65+ Are Next in Line for Vaccine, But Supplies Still Limited San Diego Residents 65+ Are Next in Line for Vaccine, But Supplies Still Limited 490 views
  • Nazi Flag Driver, an Iraq Combat Veteran, Has Gun Violence Restraining Order Nazi Flag Driver, an Iraq Combat Veteran, Has Gun Violence Restraining Order 470 views

©®2021 Times of San Diego LLC

Menu

  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service