Addressing Cultural Diversity in Hospice
Dying and death are not easy for any one person, family or community to manage. It is a human instinct to hope for comfort, peace, and dignity, and to be surrounded by loved ones at the end of life. And yet, there are differences in how people cope with dying and death. Our backgrounds and cultures can influence these end-of-life experiences, including how we deal with a terminal diagnosis and how we grieve a death. Many elements make up a person’s culture-- language, social circumstance, religion and spirituality, sexual orientation and gender. All of these can impact how individuals find meaning and purpose in their living and dying and come to terms with the loss and remembrance of family and loved ones. This program, Addressing Cultural Diversity in Hospice, looks at how our differences, and our similarities, affect end-of-life decisions, and how hospice care can support culturally diverse patients and families. (50 min)
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- Fact Sheet
- Diversity and End-of-Life Care Resources
- Spanish and Chinese language print materials
- Aging and End-of-Life Challenges in the LGBT Community Program
- Transcript
- Resources
- Print Slides
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This project is provided through the support of a grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support hospice and end-of-life care outreach and education. CMS funds of $571,000 with HFA in-kind services of $5,710 are funding a variety of outreach and educational programs. |
