Archive for March 2014

Q. Is it Too Late to Create a Life Care Plan for my Grandfather? Mar 22, 2012 09:56AM Question: My aged grandfather is already in a nursing home. Is it too late to create a Life Care Plan? Life Care Planning Expert,  Wendie Howland Answer: Life Care Plans are tools to help learn about and…

Q. Nurse life care planners can’t prescribe, can they? A. Yes, we can. There is no legal requirement in any state in the US for all goods and services for a patient’s care to be prescribed (sometimes termed, “ordered”)  by a physician. It’s important not to confuse an insurance plan’s requirement to have a physician prescription…

Q. What educational background should an attorney look for when choosing a life care planner? A. Ask for proof of current, unrestricted registered nurse licensure. A registered nurse with a broad background in nursing, preferably with degree(s) from accredited college or university nursing programs, is essential for assessing the injured person’s function, cognition, and current…

Q. What records does a nurse life care planner review? A. A nurse life care planner will want to see all available records. Sometimes when records have been compiled by a paralegal or other nonmedical person, they are incomplete because the compiler does not recognize the significance of each piece. For example, EMS and emergency…