A full life care plan is an individualized plan that identifies long-term care needs for a person with a catastrophic injury or disability.  The completed plan may include multiple components in the following categories:

• Medical Care - Almost all persons in need of a life care plan require ongoing specialized medical treatment and physician follow-up.
• Diagnostics - In addition to the physician visits, procedures such as x-rays, CT scans, lab tests, and MRI's are usually required.
• Hospitalizations - Many conditions necessitate future surgeries or other treatments that require hospitalization.
• Therapy - Physical, speech, occupational, and cognitive therapy are frequent needs of a person with a catastrophic disability.
• Transportation  - Specialized vans or a transportation service are a necessity for most wheelchair-bound persons.
• Home Assistance - When a person with catastrophic disabilities is able to remain in his or her home, the family will often need in-home assistance or need to place their loved one in a supervised facility during work hours or vacation periods.
• Institutional Care - Many persons with catastrophic disabilities require immediate institutional care.  Even when the person is able to return home after the accident, he or she may eventually need institutional care as the caretakers age.
• Supplies - Countless individually inexpensive commodities must be projected, including latex gloves, diapers, catheters, etc.  When extended over the individual's life expectancy, the cost becomes significant.
• Other - Home modifications, specialized equipment, medication - the list goes on, with each case having different needs.

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