When a serious or catastrophic personal injury caused by a motor vehicle accident or slip and fall occur, it can pose a substantial financial burden to the claimant and his or her family. Medical and rehabilitation expenses can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars and may continue long into the future of the claimant’s life.
In order to accurately assess the cost of future care needs for settlement purposes and litigation planning, personal injury lawyers look to the expertise of occupational therapists who are certified and experienced in completing detailed assessments and reports of the associated costs an injured person is likely to incur into the future. Future case cost assessments and needs assessments are completed based on published standards of practice for Life Care Planning. The assessments and report provide support of the costs of future care for an injured person’s current and projected services, medical treatments, medical needs, equipment, therapies, medications, interventions, home modifications etc… When completing these assessments, the experts usually do so on the premise of attempting to maximize the claimant’s independence, prevent further deterioration of function and provide replacement services for those activities which the claimant is no longer able to complete as a result of their injuries.
Future Care Cost reports include detailed assessment of the claimant’s functioning and need requirements in areas such as medical needs, rehabilitation needs, equipment, home support needs, home renovation requirements, attendant care requirement, medical device needs, vocational needs etc….
The Future Care Cost report is used by your personal injury lawyer during negotiations with the opposing insurers and their counsel in or out of Court, during mediations, or at settlement meetings.
A reputable and experienced personal injury law firm such as Raphael Barristers will provide expert advice on the legal issues related to your catastrophic or serious injury matters and when necessary, we will retain the services of medical experts and rehabilitation experts to assess the needs of the client. Our team of legal and rehabilitation professionals have extensive experience in planning and providing services for clients with all sorts of injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and orthopaedic injuries. We will ensure best file management of your claim, and maximal financial recovery.
