Wednesday 16 December 2015

A Brief Overview Of Life Care Planning

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By Raymond Foster


When it comes to caring for the elderly, sick and disabled, it is often a challenge. A new program aimed at helping individuals manage life with a catastrophic illness, injury or disability is now available. Life care planning, somewhat of a medical life coaching program is now making it easier for these individuals to manage every day life, ongoing medical care and treatment and better understand what may be needed in the future.

Each client works with a professional which establishes an evaluation to determine the severity of the disability or illness. Consideration given to clients in this type planning is quite intensive and relates to goals, needs and interests. Some clients may have multiple plans as each disability often requires a different set of components as clients age and progress.

While new, the process incorporates different policies, principles, practices, published standards, tenets, modalities, methodologies and processes somewhat akin to life coaching. Actually, medical life coaching could be a good definition for these new type long term planning programs. These care plans much like life coaching also work with family members, providers and others to develop guidelines and associate relevant research to current and future needs of the client.

Individuals effected by disability can benefit in a number of ways from these care based life management programs. For example, in many cases professionals work with family members and clients to assure the individual as a strong and stable home life. In doing so, professionals, clients and family all work together on a regular basis to discuss any ongoing issues or other areas of concern.

The use of these type care planning programs along with regular medical visits, physical therapy and at times psychological counseling are often used as management and preventative tools. Use of these type programs within the judicial system often helps create an accurate profile and needs of those seeking to become involved in the process. Once a profile has been developed, the provider can better understand and accommodate the needs of each client.

Each client often has different needs based on the type of disability or disabilities one is dealing with at the time. As such, while most programs are consistent when it comes to setting up and completing an evaluation and developing a profile, there are often different options for support or treatment.

Developing an evaluation based on current health trends and medical needs, and establishing a profile for future needs is an essential part of the process. A good example of what might be needed in the future as a client ages are food delivery and transportation, wheelchairs and other medical equipment and services. Research is also an essential part of the process as some relevant research has been known to help individuals overcome, or, at least lessen the effects of a disability over time.

Ultimately, it is up to each individual to determine whether or not this type program may be appropriate. Individuals living alone with a catastrophic disability, injury or illness often find these type programs comforting and helpful in managing ongoing medical needs. Whereas, as some programs contain a great deal of future planning, even those with limited disabilities can often still benefit from these type programs.




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