Vocational Diagnostics, Inc.

Life Care Plan

A Life Care Plan is a dynamic document based upon published standards of practice, comprehensive assessment, data analysis and research, which provides an organized, concise plan for current and future needs, with associated costs, for individuals who have experienced catastrophic injury or have chronic care needs. (2000 Life Care Planning Summit, Dallas, TX; International Academy of Life Care Planners [IALCP] section of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals)

Also known as a future care projection, or assessment of future care needs, a Life Care Plan is now recognized to be of critical importance to establish the value of special damages arising from the need for future medical and non-medical care due to injuries sustained in the event that is the subject of the litigation.

Simply stated, a case will require a Life Care Plan if there is any suggestion of the need for future medical or non-medical care. These needs can be as simple as prescription medication or as complex as the need for prosthetics, wheelchair equipment and supplies, personal care/nursing assistance, surgery and other future care needs of a medical and non-medical nature.

VDI uses both the rehabilitation counseling and nursing models for Life
Care Plan development. Using a unique team approach where both a
rehabilitation counselor and registered nurse are involved in Life Care Plan
development, the most comprehensive assessment will occur consistent
with published life care planning standards of practice.

Life care planning methodology, process and standards of practice used by
VDI are consistent with those utilized by Certified Life Care Planners as
identified by the International Commission on Health Care Certification
(ICHCC), the International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP) and the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP).