Correcting health disparities at end-of-life in persons of color

Correcting health disparities at end-of-life in persons of color
Journal for Nurse Practitioners, by Leah D. Ward, Anthony Young; 4/24
Forty years after the creation of the Medicare hospice benefit, low use of hospice and palliative care services in persons of color increases suffering and aggressive care at the end of life related to social determinants of death... This article provides tools for nurse practitioners and other health care personnel in spiritual, cultural, and goals-of-care assessments, quality improvement, and an explanation of the benefits of faith-based programs and partnerships