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Help with palliative care
What is palliative care?
Palliative care is not related to particular illnesses, but to a person's needs. Some of the common illnesses of people needing palliative care are cancer, motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis and dementia.Read more: About palliative care
Help for people receiving palliative care
Palliative care services are flexible and can be provided at home by community organisations, or in a hospital or hospice. Each of these options is good, and you and your family can choose between them according to your particular needs and what is available in your area.Read more: About help for people receiving palliative care
Help for families, friends and carers
When you’re caring for someone in palliative care, you can help improve their quality of life through emotional and physical support. You’re an important link between the person you’re caring for and the palliative care staff. This part of our website gives you tips on how to manage your responsibilities and your feelings, as well as providing useful resources that may help.Read more: About help for families, friends and carers
Palliative care resources
This page is filled with useful publications that can be downloaded free by people who want more information on palliative care, as well as their carers or families.Read more: About resources for palliative care
Useful contacts
This page is your handy guide to the leading organisations providing palliative care in Australia.Read more: About useful contacts for palliative care