The health system exists to serve the most fundamental need of society: people's health and
well-being. To do so effectively requires engaging people as a partnership proposition in all …

Objective Health disparities are pervasive in nursing homes (NHs), but disparities in NH end-
of-life (EOL) care (ie, hospital transfers, place of death, hospice use, palliative care, advance …

Importance Black patients with serious illness experience higher-intensity care at the end of
life. Little research has used critical, race-conscious approaches to examine factors …

Importance The pool of studies examining ethnic and racial differences in hospice use and
end-of-life hospitalizations among patients with dementia is limited and results are …

Background: Palliative care access, experiences and outcomes of care disadvantage those
from ethnically diverse, Indigenous, First nation and First people communities. Research into …

Importance Patients often visit the emergency department (ED) near the end of life. Their
common disposition is inpatient hospital admission, which can result in a delayed transition …

Objectives To develop insights into response of palliative care services caring for people
from ethnic minority groups during COVID-19. Methods Cross-sectional online survey of UK …

Background Dementia is a leading cause of death for older adults and is more common
among persons from racial/ethnic minoritized groups, who also tend to experience more …

Racial disparities, including decreased hospice utilization, lower quality symptom
management, and poor-quality end-of-life care have been well documented in Black …

Background: Disparities in end-of-life (EOL) care remain among ethnic/racial minority
populations. Choosing hospice care in the United States depends on goals-of-care …