Hire a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® who:
- Can review cases to determine if there is merit to the case before a lawsuit is brought.
-Can identify deviations and/or adherences to standards of care that relate to a case.
-Offers cost-effective expertise for reviewing medical records and understanding the terminology and subtleties of the health care system.
-Can provide more than 30 relevant services to your case.
Life Care Planning by a Certified Legal Nurse Expert
A Life Care Plan is a dynamic document based on published standards of practice.
A Life Care Plan is written for individuals who have experienced catastrophic injury or who have chronic care needs. It outlines the annual and life time costs for long-term care for the life expectancy. The Life Care Plan is a working document which can be updated and revised as the individual progresses through acute to long-term rehabilitation. A Life Care Plans is a comprehensive compilation of a client’s medical, educational, rehabilitative, psychological, vocational, adaptive and supportive care needs and costs.
Life Care Plans are generally used by attorneys for settlement or trial purposes. Insurance companies can also use this type of research. These plans can be used as part of the assistance offered by the federal government with Medicare Set Asides and Workers’ Compensation. Families caring for their elderly utilize Life Care Plans to assist in caring for their loved ones.
The typical Life Care Plan covers areas such as evaluations; ongoing therapies; diagnostic, educational, and vocational needs; medications; supplies; orthotics and prosthetics; wheelchair needs; wheelchair accessories and maintenance; aids for independent functioning; home furnishings and accessories; home and facility care; future routine medical care; transportation; health and strength; leisure; architectural renovations; future medical care, including surgery and therapy; orthopedic equipment needs; and complications. This framework of services addresses comprehensive medical needs for the client, counseling for immediate family, and non-medical issues such as home modifications and vehicle adaptations.
Clients using the services of a Life Care Planner include those with spinal cord injuries, burn injuries, amputation, birth trauma injuries, transplantation, HIV/AIDS, and chronically ill or chronic pain patients. As our society ages, many Life Care Planners are being used by family members to plan a lifetime of care, services and products for our elderly.
To develop the plan, the Life Care Planner reviews the medical records; interviews the client and his family/caregivers; communicates with the medical, rehabilitative, vocational, and psychological team; performs medical research; researches equipment and vendors; and determines costs. The Life Care Planner then applies these findings to determine duration, frequency and future probability of the patients’ needs through their life expectancy as established by the principal treating physician. Once the life care plan has been completed, an economist converts its cost to present day dollars.
Susan Lesavoy is a certified medical professional, and her job, as a Life Care Planner, is to help quantify the impact of life changing catastrophic injuries affecting your client's future life..
As a Life Care Planner Susan has the important position of applying her expert knowledge of the psychological, medical and economic aspects of disabilities and chronic health care conditions to assist in the development of comprehensive plans with clients.
Life Care Planning is a profession and a recognized area of expertise in the court room able to testify as an expert in realtion to most aspect of issues surrounding Long Term Care medical and support costs. In litigation, the Life Care Planner is often one of the last witnesses called to testify as to the frequency, duration and cost of the medical and non-medical needs of the client.
This professional may be the only one coordinating all the care needed by a patient for the rest of their life.
Susan Lesavoy, the principal of Attoreys Advocate, prides herself with the fact that her plans may be used as a resource to improve and sustain quality of life for her attorney's clients.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions at susan@attorneysadvocate.com.
