The thesis deals with the issue of dying in homes for the elderly and its possible solution in the form of systematic introduction of palliative care into the practice of social facilities. The thesis describes the concept of human dignity, the foundations theoretical basis of palliative care and the concept of dignified dying. Furthermore, it presents ethical problems in dying and does not neglect the needs of dying. In the next section I deal with individual key aspects of palliative care and ethical dilemmas. The main aim of this work is to verify the possibilities of providing palliative care in homes for the elderly. Retirement homes are facilities where we normally meet with the death of our clients. Workers are ready to provide care to support the quality of life, but rarely are they ready to provide the same care to the dying. Palliative care focuses on satisfying the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual needs of the dying, but it is still not common practice in the elderly.