Life Care Planning for adolescents and adults
Comprehensive, evidence-based Life Care Plans that document current and future needs, services, and costs for individuals with disabilities—from adolescence through adulthood.
What is a Life Care Plan?
A Life Care Plan is a comprehensive document that identifies and projects all current and future needs for an individual with a disability or chronic health condition. It serves as a roadmap for care, outlining the services, equipment, therapies, and support systems required throughout the individual's lifetime.
Life Care Plans are developed through careful evaluation, record review, clinical assessment, and collaboration with treating professionals. Each plan includes detailed cost projections based on current standards of care and anticipated future needs.
Whether used for family planning, legal proceedings, or coordination of services, a well-developed Life Care Plan provides clarity and structure for complex, long-term care decisions.
What's included in a Life Care Plan
Medical care projections
Future physician visits, treatments, surgeries, and ongoing medical management.
Therapeutic services
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and counseling needs.
Medications and supplies
Current and anticipated prescriptions, medical supplies, and equipment.
Assistive technology
Wheelchairs, communication devices, home modifications, and adaptive equipment.
Care and supervision
Home health aides, attendant care, residential support, and respite services.
Educational and vocational
Special education, vocational training, supported employment, and transition services.
Adolescent Life Care Planning
Unlike adult Life Care Planning which projects stable, long-term needs, planning for adolescents emphasizes developmental timing, skill acquisition, and the evolving path toward independence.
Plans account for growth, changing environments, and increasing autonomy while coordinating across educational, vocational, healthcare, and community systems that adolescents must navigate.
Developmental focus
Accounts for growth, skill acquisition, and changing functional capacity over time.
Transition-centered
Addresses the shift from child-focused services to adult systems.
Flexible projections
Recommendations adapt as the individual's needs and goals evolve.
Systems coordination
Integrates education, healthcare, vocational, and community services.
Who benefits from Life Care Planning
Families
Planning for a loved one's long-term care needs and financial requirements.
Attorneys
Establishing damages in personal injury, medical malpractice, and disability cases.
Insurance companies
Evaluating claims and structuring settlements.
School teams
Coordinating transition planning with comprehensive life care projections.
Life Care Plan pricing
Life Care Plans range from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on complexity, scope, and the extent of record review and professional consultation required.
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