title: Achieving High-Quality Multicultural Geriatric Care.
abstract: As the ethnic diversity of the U.S. population increases, there is a growing awareness of healthcare disparities and the need to address them. This position statement that the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethnogeriatrics Committee developed outlines healthcare disparities in the United States and the minimum quality indicators that healthcare organizations and healthcare providers should adopt to ensure that all older adults receive care that is culturally appropriate and takes into account level of health literacy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
keywords: culturally competent care; ethnogeriatrics; quality indicators