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Palliative and End-of-Life Care programs and services help adults and children who are diagnosed with an illness that is progressive, serious, or will shorten their lives.
Is it right for you?
Palliative and End-of-Life Care programs and services help adults and children who are diagnosed with an illness that is progressive, serious, or will shorten their lives. The palliative approach to care is to help those with a serious illness live their lives in the best way possible. Palliative programs and services focus on relieving symptoms, supporting decisions, options, and quality of life. This approach to care provides emotional and practical support to people, their families, and caregivers through all stages of illness from diagnosis, treatment, and bereavement.
Palliative care services can help people with conditions such as cancer, or lung, kidney, brain, and heart disease.
What is palliative and end-of-life care?
Learn about this type of care, who it's for, and if it's right for you.
Caregiver information and resources
Information for healthcare professionals and volunteers.
Videos and stories
Find out how care teams give an extra layer of support to children with life-limiting illness and their families.
Newborn, child, and youth palliative care
Get links to government programs and other useful information for people who need care and their caregivers.
Making sure your voice is heard when you can’t speak for yourself. Interactive guide about decisions and how we care for each other.
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To find more information about medical assistance in dying visit ahs.ca/MAID.
