We propose the definition of end-of-life care as ‘‘to assist persons who are facing imminent or
distant death to have best quality of life possible till the end of their life regardless of their medical
diagnosis, health conditions, or ages.’’ In this definition, the end of life is a discreet time period when
a person is aware of the end of life, not a medically determined period of time before death. Regardless of health conditions, if a person reflects on his or her or other’s life and has concerns about death
and the end of life, this person, in a sense, is facing death and may benefit from care defined as endof-life care.