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Hospice Care and Cultural Diversity captures the richness and differences that make up the United States and its culture. This book shows you the complex issues arising from work with patients of a different culture and encourages research in hospices which support culturally innovative programs. Many people are individually knowledgeable and culturally sensitive, but few hospices have systematically planned for service to culturally diverse groups. This volume identifies who is implementing organizational programs of cultural sensitivity and acknowledges the efforts of those individuals worki

"This is the first book to explore how religion, belief and spirituality are negotiated in hospice care. Specifically, it considers the significant place that spiritual care has in hospice care and claims that the changing role of religion and belief in society highlights the need to re-examine how such identities are integrated in professional practice. Using religious literacy as a framework, the author explores how healthcare professionals in hospice care respond to religion, belief and spiritual identities of service users. Part 1 provides a comprehensive account of the content and history of the place of religion, belief and spirituality in hospice care. Part 2 examines how these topics are negotiated in hospice care by looking at three key areas: environment, professional practice and organisation. Part 3 proposes a religious literacy model applicable to hospice care and explores implications for practice and policy. Lastly, the author identifies future trends in research, policy and practice. Drawing on a range of theories and concepts and proposing a working model that can impact on the training of future and current professionals, Religious Literary in Hospice Care should be considered essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners"--

This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. Much of the information is based on the successful 10-year experience of the E.N. Rogers Memorial Hospital, where the first palliative care program for the management of patients with advanced dementia was developed. The book discusses Alzheimer's and other progressive dementias and reviews the clinical problems encountered, including infections, eating difficulties, and behavioral problems. It further addresses how to implement hospice care programs for these pat

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Individual Rights and the Human Good in Hospice -- Issues of Access in a Diverse Society -- Will Assisted Suicide Kill Hospice? -- Ethical Issues in Pain Management -- Focus on the Nurse: Ethical Dilemmas with Highly Symptomatic Patients Dying at Home -- Legal Requirements for Confidentiality in Hospice Care -- The Role of the Physician in Hospice -- The Role of Ethics Committees in Hospice Programs -- Growth in Caring and Professional Ethics in Hospice -- Hospice Organizations' Role in Health Care Improvement -- Hospice and Managed Care -- The Future of Hospice in a Reformed American Health Care System: What Are the Real Questions? -- Index