Cost of Future Care Evaluation

Functional Outcomes provides Cost of Future Care Evaluations (a.k.a. Life Care Plans) for individuals who have been diagnosed with chronic, long-term health conditions.

Typical categories of need addressed in this report include: medication and supplies, health care services, health maintenance needs, orthopaedic equipment, adaptive aids, architectural renovations, and home support services.

This type of assessment is applicable for individuals with a wide range of functional levels. The individual may have needs in a few categories (i.e. home support services, health care services) or in cases of catastrophic injury (e.g. brain injury) this will likely include an extensive plan, with multiple items under each category.

In order to formulate a Life Care Plan, a number of assessment components are typically required including: review of medical documentation to identify prognosis, consultation with treatment providers, interviews with significant others, functional testing, activities of daily living assessment, and research of costs.

Assessment may take place in the clinic setting and/or the individual’s home environment, if an Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assessment is required. Assessment in the individual’s home setting allows the opportunity to observe the client’s ability to carry out typical daily activities (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, cleaning, home maintenance, etc.). Standardized ADL assessments such as the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) are used where applicable and possible.

The end product is a report that details the individual’s ability to participate in personal, home, and community-related activities, types of services and supports necessary to facilitate function, and summary charts detailing cost of future care. This may be a separate referral or combined with a Functional Capacity Evaluation for efficiency and cost effectiveness to the referral source.