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Monday, December 14, 2015

By Jessica Lewis


Well, just as the saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. With no plans one can really lead a miserable livelihood. Finances make the baseline in planning ones future and the most important thing to plan for the health of a person. Many people only require medical care for a short time. However, people suffering from major injuries and disabilities need to be taken after of for the rest of their lives. As such, a certified life care planner is needed in such cases.

A qualified support coordinator is a type of case management in the nursing profession. This is where the planner becomes responsible for a patient medical support for the rest of their lives. It is the job of the support giver to help make a plan suiting the patients. Such support is based on a number of factors among them the type and severity of the health problem, wants, needs and abilities of the patient as well as their families.

It is very hard to find identical support plans because people suffer from different ailments. Understanding the correct medication for different medical problems is one quality that support givers should have. Eloquent communication and distinct decision making skills is another quality. A good future planner should also be able to change a patient life support plan only when it is necessary.

The first and foremost step that a support giver should take is assessing their patients and their illnesses. This helps them to determine what kind of support the patient will need both in the present and in the future. To do this, a patient's medical charts are studied; their doctors interviewed as well as their family members and other support planners. Interviewing family members is necessary since they finance the medical support in most cases.

Another responsibility of a support coordinator is research. This helps these professionals to not only dwell on the word of the doctor but also use other treatment options which have been researched. This also makes experimental and alternative treatment options be of use to patients who not only dwell on customarily used medications.

A good support strategy is one that is long term and the patient can use it for the rest of his or her life. What is normally contained by these nursing plans is the types of medication that the patient will use, who will perform the job and it also explains how the medical support will be paid for. Insurance and government agencies can assist in paying of medical support and so it is wise to work with them.

Most coordinators are employed by medical facilities that are meant for taking care of patients suffering from long term health problems. Clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes as well as health insurance companies are some of the places where such planners can seek employment.

In summary, the qualifications of becoming an approved upkeep planner are none other than having experience in the medical profession. Being experienced as a registered nurse is another qualification. Additionally, one needs to take the test administered by the Commission of Health if they want to attain approval as support planners.




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