Palliative care is an approach to care that focuses on quality of life when curative treatments are no longer effective. Everyone has the right to access palliative care. End of life care usually focuses on the last days to weeks of life.

Good communication with the person, family, support staff, and health team can greatly improve choice and control even at the end of life. Recognising deterioration in a person with disability is challenging but more likely to be identified by people working daily with the client. Earlier access to specialist and community palliative care services can assist in improving outcomes for people with disability.