Hospice of the Western Reserve targeting $75,000 grant to address racial disparities

Hospice of the Western Reserve targeting $75,000 grant to address racial disparities
Cleveland.com
December 15, 2023
Lakewood, OH—For the better part of the last decade, Hospice of the Western Reserve has been focused on dispelling misperceptions within minority communities related to hospice care. “If you look at statistics across the board, traditionally African-American and Hispanic communities tend not to utilize hospice services,” Hospice of the Western Reserve Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Heidi L. Barham said. “A lot of that is based on historical mistrust, so doing the outreach work helps us to break the stigma of the H-word—that hospice is not a death sentence.” That’s why Hospice of the Western Reserve applied for and recently received a Three Arches Foundation grant, with the intent to address healthcare inequity.