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VNS Health Expands Hospice Education for Underserved Asian Americans

Hospice News

Bilingual staff at the centers host community engagement activities and hold seminars explaining the nature of hospice. Local Asian American organizations, faith groups and other health care providers have partnered with VNS Health on these events. In some of our workshops [we] invite caregivers to give testimonials,” she said.

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Discrimination Fears Deter LGBTQ+ Patients From Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

Even the phrase “cultural competence” itself may be an oversimplification, according to Joseph Bleiberg, lead licensed social worker with the hospice care team at VNS Health. This also puts the LGBTQ+ community at higher risk for re-traumatization during goals of care conversations, Wetmore previously told Hospice News.