Medical & Injury Terms

Life Care Plan

A comprehensive document projecting all future medical and care needs for a catastrophically injured person.

In Personal Injury Cases

Life care plans, prepared by medical and rehabilitation experts, help establish the cost of future care in serious injury cases and are presented to juries to support damage claims.

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