Home Health & Hospice Week

If you’re hoping to work on equity in hospice utilization, a new resource from The National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization might help.

NHPCO has “released a new Chinese American Resource Guide to support hospice and palliative care providers’ work to deepen connections with Chinese American communities as part of the effort to improve equitable access to serious-illness and end-of-life care,” the trade group says in a release. “The new guide was developed by NHPCO’s Diversity Advisory Council in partnership with the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC),” it says.

“The data show that the number of people choosing hospice care has grown for twenty years. Yet, the uptake amongst white Medicare beneficiaries remains higher than among their Asian, Black, Hispanic, or Native Americans peers,” notes NHPCO’s Edo Banach in the release. “To improve access to hospice and palliative care, providers must connect with different populations in their communities, build relationships, and deepen understanding about the care they provide,” Banach urges.

“Topics covered in the guide include an overview of Chinese American cultural beliefs, resources for community engagement, a glossary with English to Chinese translations of terms related to hospice and palliative care, and outreach strategies to increase access and quality of care for aging and critically ill Chinese Americans,” NHPCO says.

A link to the guide, along with guides for other groups, is at www.nhpco.org/education/tools-and-resources/diversity.