Home Health and disability Being diagnosed with a terminal illness Palliative care and other options

Palliative care and other options

Get support to live well if you, your child or a loved one has a life-limiting or terminal illness.

Planning for palliative care

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life and relieve symptoms and stress when facing a life-limiting illness at any age.

It can be provided at any stage of a life-limiting illness, not only at end of life. It can be provided at home, in hospital, a hospice or at an aged care facility. Find out about accessing aged care services.

Supporting resources are available to help you plan for end of life care. These links will take you away from myGov.

Other support options

You may be eligible for support if you, your child or a loved one live with disability or you’re over 65 years. You don’t need to be diagnosed with a life-limiting illness to access these supports.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and My Aged Care can help you with:

  • cooking
  • cleaning
  • other help at home.

Find out about NDIS, My Aged Care and support at home. Some of these links will take you away from myGov.

Support for carers

There's help available if you're a carer of someone with a life-limiting illness.

Information in other languages

CareSearch has information about end of life care in other languages. Their resources include videos and audio materials. These links will take you away from myGov. 
Page last updated: 14 September 2026