Any Life Care Planners out there???

MedSurgeMess · Aug 24, 2009

Never heard of it. What is it?

Divest · Aug 24, 2009

Never heard of it. What is it?

Here what I turned up from a google search, but I'm not entirely sure if this is what she's talking about.

28andcountn · Aug 24, 2009

Here what I turned up from a google search, but I'm not entirely sure if this is what she's talking about.

Yep that is what I am talking about. I have been doing a little online research and it seems that there are 2 different ways to get certification. Some sites say this is an expert witness type thing others describe it as care coordination or legal nursing. Can't figure it out yet. :confused:

Danajay · Sep 3, 2009

Life Care Planning

Life Care Planning allows adjusters and attorneys working with disabled individuals to plan for the future with the knowledge of when and how the expenditures for care will be allocated, allowing for financial planning and the setting of reserves from provider sources. Life Care Plans also provide an excellent tool for claim settlement negotiations.

Highly qualified professionals with more than 25 years of experience in Life Care Planning are able to accurately establish and quantify medical damages resulting from an injury. We provide a detailed outline of the current and future medical, vocational, educational and psychosocial needs of a catastrophically ill or injured individual, while projecting the related costs annually or over the individual's life expectancy.

The above was from a website offering LCP services. There are sample plans viewable online that have history and evaluation (developed in collaboration w/ a variety of other professionals) medical, vocational, educational, transportation etc.. then cost projection tables. Onsite interview/assessment is involved. It sounds interesting & more in demand than LNC work alone, tho could be a good combo. I'm going to be enrolling in a program in the next month or so.

28andcountn · Sep 4, 2009

Life Care Planning
The above was from a website offering LCP services. There are sample plans viewable online that have history and evaluation (developed in collaboration w/ a variety of other professionals) medical, vocational, educational, transportation etc.. then cost projection tables. Onsite interview/assessment is involved. It sounds interesting & more in demand than LNC work alone, tho could be a good combo. I'm going to be enrolling in a program in the next month or so.

Which program??? I was thinking of either the University of Florida or the Capital University Law School or Kaplan. Do you know of any others?? Also do you think this is more viable than a certificate in case management???? I am still undecided as to which program to take. I am leaning toward the LCP but I am not sure I could make a full time living at it. Any thoughts???

Danajay · Sep 4, 2009

I would rank U of F and Capital as the top 2; sounds like you've done your research. I'm located in FL, so it'll be U of F for me. If I was in Ohio, I'd go to Capital. I did the CLNC program at VMI, and there were people there who had already done the LNC course at Kaplan, and were not impressed w/ it, so I don't know how much better the LCP course there would be.

As far as full time, hard to know. An experienced LCP I talked w/ said demand waxes & wanes, sometimes 5 plans to do at once, sometimes she falls back on case mgmt, her background (for different pts).

Where are you located?

28andcountn · Sep 5, 2009

Thanks for the response! I am in the Pittsburgh area. I am trying to get in touch with some of the LCPs in this area to see if it would be worth while. I figured I would have to keep my "day job" so I am not so sure this will be doable for me as I work 10hr days as it is, but I am still going to seriously think about it.