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Hospice Education Network - ELNEC Palliative <strong>Care</strong> for Public Hospitals - Module 5: <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Spiritual</strong> <strong>Considerations</strong>US: Status of the Elderly• 39.6 million Americans are 65or older (1/8 of population)• Median income = $25,877(men)-$15,282 (women)• Nearly 3.4 million elderly(8.9%) live below the povertylevelUS Department of Health & Human Services, 2010E L N E C Public Hospital CurriculumUS Status of the Elderly (cont)E L N E C Public Hospital Curriculum• Those 85 <strong>and</strong> older arefastest growing segment• Co-morbidities(i.e. arthritis, hypertension,heart disease, hearingimpairment)• 23% over 85 live in aninstitution• 43% of those over 65 diedin a hospitalDerby et al., 2010<strong>Cultural</strong> Competence<strong>Cultural</strong>Awareness<strong>Cultural</strong>DesireComponentsof <strong>Cultural</strong>Competence<strong>Cultural</strong>Knowledge<strong>Cultural</strong>Encounters<strong>Cultural</strong>SkillCampinha-Bacote, 2003E L N E C Public Hospital CurriculumCopyright Hospice Education Network 20127
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