Modeled after the national Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plan, the mission of Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) is to advance a unique, interdisciplinary system of all-inclusive healthcare for frail seniors in West and Southwest Philadelphia. Funded by Medicare and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare, LIFE offers these seniors, faced with probable nursing home placement, the choice to instead remain in their community, live in their homes, and receive care in the LIFE center, housed at 4508 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139.

Since 1998, Penn's LIFE program remains the first and only one in the nation to be owned and operated by a school of nursing. This exemplar of academic nursing practice provides direct care to patients, learning opportunities for students, and rich sources of data for researchers studying a range of health concerns.

For more information on LIFE, visit http://www.lifeupenn.org/