TranslateAbout palliative care
Palliative care is symptom management, care and support for people living with a life-limiting illness. A life-limiting illness is an illness without a cure.
- Care focuses on the comfort and quality of life for the patient, family and loved ones.
- Palliative care is appropriate for any person of any age at any stage of a life-limiting illness.
- Palliative care supports people through the physical and psychological aspects of end-of-life care.
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Support for you and your family
Find out where to get palliative care support for patients, families and carers in Tasmania.
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Planning and decisions about end of life
Learn about planning for and making end-of-life decisions. This includes advance care planning, capacity and the person responsible for your decisions.
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Grief and bereavement
Learn about grief and bereavement including how to deal with feelings and how palliative care services can support you.
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Glossary of common palliative care terms
Find a glossary of palliative care terms including definitions.
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