A Life Care Plan provides a detailed summary of current lifetime needs as well asrelated costs for individuals sustaining injuries and disabilities., Star SystemsConsultation and Training, Inc., has prepared Life Care Plans and Evaluations forindividuals with spinal cord injuries, head injuries, other physical and mentaldisabilities and for older persons.

Star Systems' Life Care Plans contain three main sections:

The Narrative Report describes the individual's life. Significant areas that are emphasized include health status, self-maintenance capabilities, as well as cognitive, social, residential, emotional and day activity functioning. Specific needs for services are also identified and explained.

Information for this part of the report is obtained from interviews with the client, his or her parents or significant others, current providers of health care, by observing the client, and by reviewing records., The purpose of the Narrative Report is to provide a comprehensive summary of the client's current level of functioning so that appropriate plans for future care and services can be determined.

The Costs Per Year part of the report details the costs required to care for the individual now and in the future. These costs will cover only the care and services that the client needs for his or her medical condition and long term care. Estimates are based on the fees of the most current providers of services as well as from the companies and concerns that sell materials, devices or equipment required by the client. This part of the plan is completed in a table format. An economist can use these tables to project the lifetime costs over the individual's life expectancy.

The Appendix section includes materials appropriate to support and clarify information provided earlier, such as the Curriculum Vitae of the person completing the Life Care Plan and Photo Exhibits.

It is felt that the Life Care Plan gives the medical and the legal community thenecessary information to project both the required services and the costs for anindividual who has sustained injury. The Life Care Plan addresses issues that are crucialto the future of the injured person.