End-of-life care includes physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families. The goal of end-of-life care is to control pain and other symptoms so the patient can be as comfortable as possible. End-of-life care may include palliative care, supportive care, and hospice care. End of life care should begin when you need it and may last a few days, or for months or years. People in lots of different situations can benefit from end of life care. Some of them may be expected to die within the next few hours or days. Others receive an end of life care over many months. During end-of-life care, the nursing care planning revolves around controlling pain, preventing or managing complications, maintaining the quality of life as possible, and planning in place to meet patient's and/or family's last wishes.