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Life Care Planner To fully understand what a life care plan is the following definition was taken from the American Association of Life Care Planners. The Life Care Plan is a tool used for the purpose of estimating medical and non-medical needs of the person with a catastrophic injury. The Life Care Plan addresses and projects the costs and frequency of needed goods and services over an estimated life span. It will project the needed equipment, replacement schedules, and maintenance. The reason for a life care plan is to address the client as a whole using a team approach. It is an estimate of needs using a collaborative approach of various Health Care Providers and their opinions. It follows the nursing process and is based on the nursing assessment. The assessment is based on collecting subjective and objective data from observations, examinations, interviews, and written records. The data may include growth and development, culture and religion, family health history, information collected by other health team members, ability to perform daily activities, environmental factors and patterns of coping and interacting. The Life Care Plan is based on the assessment of the health status, establishing goals, and planning care as defined in the Nurse Practice Act. The Life Care Plan is intended to follow the client throughout the lifetime to ensure funds will be available to properly care for the client. The Life Care Plan is specific to the individual based on his or her needs. It is an estimate of medical care and costs based on the assessment and may be modified or reviewed as life situations change. The Life Care Plan may include medical needs and costs, future projections and a vocational assessment. The content of the Plan may be comprehensive or modified based on the needs of the requestor. The costs in a Life Care Plan are based on the current value and are obtained through interviews with suppliers, facilities, pharmacies, and other health care providers. Shipping is included in costs if the product is unavailable in the local area. The costs are based on current dollars and do not reflect inflationary trends of the health care industry. An economist for inflation and any medical care trends should determine allowances. The Life Care Plan should be reviewed and updated by the author every six months.
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