Critical Elements of Home Health Service Provision for Life Care Planners

Abstract

The provision of home care in a life care plan is often themost costly area addressed by the life care planner(Pomeranz, Shaw, Sawyer, & Velozo, 2006; Weed, 1998). Ithas been reported that the provision of home care constitutesup to 44% of recurring disability-related rehabilitation costs(Harvey, Wilson, Greene, Stripling, & Berkowitz, 1992). It isimperative, therefore, that the life care planner fullyunderstands how home care is provided, the cost associatedwith each type of service provision, how to identify resourcesfor service provision and the indirect costs associated withfamily members providing home care. This article addresseseach of those topics