Treating a disease or an injury is one part of treating a patient. Caring for a patient to relieve pain and or suffering is also an immensely important aspect of health care. This is known as palliative care.

Palliative care may deal not only with pain relief, but also with other issues the patient may be facing such as emotional stress, physical discomfort, lack of mobility etc. An illness or injury can cause impairment to life in so many different ways, and palliative care aims to ease this impediment as much as possible.

There are residential health care homes and nursing homes such as Care Home Leeds around the country which provide health care and palliative care. These providers may also provide other related services such as personal care, which includes help and assistance with day to day activities.

Nursing homes and residential care homes that provide health care must have trained and qualified health care staff. It is usually possible to use care facilities temporarily, say for a short period while recuperating from an illness or injury, and permanent residence is also possible.

Palliative care is a vital aspect of health care. It aims to relieve patients of pain and suffering and helps improve quality of life.