Rehabilitation Selection Guide

Cost/Benefit Analysis

1. Enter the current cost of care for one month:
______________________x 12:__________________________

2. Enter the number of years life expectancy: __________________

3. Multiply No. 1 by No. 2: ________________________________

4. Enter the projected cost of care after treatment for one month:
________________________ x 12: _______________________

5. Enter the number of years life expectancy: __________________

6. Multiply No. 4 by No. 5: ________________________________

7. Enter projected cost of post-acute program, less cost of current care for the duration of the post-acute program: _______________________

8. Add No. 6 to No. 7: ____________________

9. Compare No. 3 to No. 8:
Cost w/o Treatment (3) vs. Cost w/Treatment (8)
_____________________ vs. _______________________
(add present value adjustment, deterioration, inflation, and major medical expense)

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