A program that provides end-of-life care designed to maximize quality of life for terminally ill patients and offer emotional support for both patients and families/caregivers is known as palliative care.

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Palliative care is a broader term that aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual. It is not limited to end-of-life care but includes support from the time of diagnosis. Hospice care specifically refers to care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families in the final phase of a terminal illness.

A Program That Provides End-Of-Life Care Designed to Maximize Quality