Certified Physician Life Care Planners in Illinois

If you need a local certified life care planner in Illinois, we can help. We are practicing physicians who are Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, which makes us uniquely qualified to provide a strong medical foundation for life care planning.

As board-certified life care planners, we are experts at formulating plans to achieve the Clinical Objectives of Life Care Planning. Our team offers personalized life care planning services that address the unique needs, goals, and risk factors of ill and injured individuals. Call us today to learn how we can help you.

Physician Life Care Planning Serves the Injured Throughout the State of Illinois

With board-certified physician life care planners located in Chicago and Itasca, our team can address the long-term care needs of Illinoisans in Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Joliet, Rockford, Elgin, Springfield, Peoria, Champaign, Waukegan, Cicero, Schaumburg, Bloomington, Evanston, Arlington Heights, Bolingbrook, Decatur, Skokie, Palatine, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Mount Prospect, Berwyn, Tinley Park, and other locations throughout the state.

Understanding Life Care Plans in Illinois

Life care plans are assessments that determine the residual medical conditions and future care needs of injured or ill individuals. They also determine how much it will cost to provide these individuals with the services and medical goods they need for the duration of their care.

Life Care Plans also serve as invaluable roadmaps, outlining the healthcare required to ensure the best possible quality of life for those in need.

Common Types of Injuries in Illinois That Require a Life Care Plan

Injuries that need life care planning encompass a broad spectrum of traumatic events that impact an individual’s physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. A life care plan can be essential in addressing long-term care needs and providing a road map for recovery.

We help ill and injured Illinoisans by offering life care planning services for non-catastrophic and catastrophic injuries such as:

•     Severe burns
•     Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
•     Orthopedic trauma injuries
•     Spinal injuries
•     Amputations
•     Major joint injuries
•     Cerebral palsy
•     Birth injuries
•     Multiple trauma
•     Chronic pain injuries

Leading Causes of Injuries in Illinois that Require a Life Care Plan

Being involved in an accident can change a person’s life forever. As board-certified physician life care planners, we can help address and alleviate the challenges of such life-altering events. 

Leading causes of injuries in Illinois that require a life care plan include:

•     Animal attacks
•     Assaults
•     Aviation accidents
•     Medical malpractice
•     Industrial accidents
•     Occupational accidents
•     Oilfield injuries
•     Plant and refinery injuries
•     Railroad injuries
•     Truck and automobile accidents

The Qualifications of Our Certified Physician Life Care Planners in Illinois

Our certified physician life care planners in Illinois are practicing physicians who are also board-certified in physiatry, the medical specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). This specialty offers a strong medical foundation for life care planning.

Prestigious Medical Societies and Associations Nationwide

Our team members also hold clinical professorships, medical directorships, and appointments at private and public institutions.

We are involved with numerous prestigious institutions, including:

•     Northwestern University Medical School
•     University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine
•     Integrated Rehab Consultants
•     Illinois Institute of Regenerative Medicine
•     Optimal Health Medical Fitness

Eminent Academic Background

Our board-certified physician life care planners in Illinois have received education and training at some of the country’s best colleges, universities, and medical schools:

•     University of Michigan Hospital System
•     Boston University School of Medicine
•     Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
•     State University of New York at Stony Brook

Ongoing Academic Involvement

We are also skilled presenters and lecturers on clinical matters and important life care planning topics.

By actively participating in educational initiatives, we remain at the forefront of advancements, ensuring that the latest developments and best practices inform our life care planning strategies.

As experts in physiatry, we provide continuing legal education in Illinois on a wide range of clinically-related topics, including life care planning for:

•     Brain injuries
•     Spinal cord injuries
•     Orthopedic injuries
•     Amputations
•     Nerve injuries
•     Burns
•     Psychosocial injuries
•     Visual impairment

We also address various other disabilities and impairments that impact individuals’ well-being and quality of life. This dedication to ongoing learning and teaching underscores our commitment to providing our clients with the highest standard of care.

Peer-Reviewed Practices for Life Care Planning

All our physician life care planners conform to the American Academy of Physician Life Care Planners’ Tenets, Methods and Best Practices. This published, relevant, reliable, and regularly employed peer-reviewed methodology has been relied upon in thousands of cases in state and federal courts throughout the nation.

The methodology has been advocated by the American Academy of Physician Life Care Planners been peer-reviewed by the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC), the governing body of the oldest and most widely held certification in the field of life care planning. 

Furthermore, physicians educated and trained in this methodology receive the highest Continuing Medical Education credits offered by the American Medical Association (AMA).

Call Our Board-Certified Illinois Life Care Planning Physicians Today

If you’re seeking an Illinois-certified physician life care planner, look no further; we are an experienced team of board-certified physician life care planners. Unlike non-physicians, we can independently formulate and defend medical opinions regarding a client’s diagnostic conditions (impairments, disabilities, and symptoms) and future medical requirements.

Physician Life Care Planning serves clients throughout Illinois and the nation. Contact us to ask for more information about our experienced team members.