Medical and Life Care Consulting Services, Inc.

04/29/2026

Two weeks away | Behind the Case
Autism: Lifetime Considerations for the Autistic Patient
📅 May 13, 2026 | 1:00 PM ET

Autism-related life care planning requires more than a diagnosis — it requires understanding how functional variability, support intensity, and evolving needs shape defensible lifetime projections.

In this session, Cindy Fleury, RN, CCM, CNLCP® will connect clinical insight with practical application for legal and claims professionals handling ASD-related cases.

✅ CLE credit | ✅ Certificate of completion | ✅ Live expert Q&A

Spots are filling — register now:
🔗 https://medicalandlifecare.com/autism/

04/28/2026

Today is Workers' Memorial Day. This is a day to honor the workers who have lost their lives or sustained life-changing injuries on the job.

Every case we manage at MLCC represents a person, someone who went to work and came home changed, or didn't come home at all.

We carry that responsibility seriously.

It drives how we approach case management: with urgency, precision, and deep respect for the human experience behind every claim. It shapes how we build life care plans — not as documents, but as roadmaps for rebuilding lives.

To the families who carry forward after tragedy. To the case managers, nurses, and advocates who fight for fair outcomes every day. To the injured workers navigating complex systems in the most difficult moments of their lives.

We see you. We stand with you.

💙 From the team at Medical & Life Care Consulting.

04/27/2026

April is "Occupational Therapy Month", guided in 2026 by the theme: “Enriching Lives Through Meaningful Engagement.”

This theme highlights the essential role occupational therapists play in helping individuals participate in the activities that give life meaning, whether that means returning to work, managing daily routines, or regaining independence after injury or illness.

Across clinical, rehabilitation, and medico-legal settings, occupational therapists contribute critical insights into functional ability, environmental needs, and long-term care planning. Their evaluations support realistic recovery pathways, guide return-to-work strategies, and strengthen the foundation of life care plans and functional capacity assessments.

Occupational therapists play a critical role in helping individuals recover function, regain independence, and return to meaningful daily activities after injury or illness.

In medico-legal and case management settings, OT input directly shapes life care plans, functional capacity evaluations, and return-to-work assessments. Their work is foundational to defensible projections and realistic recovery goals.

At MLCC, we recognize the vital contribution occupational therapists make in complex injury cases. From the initial assessment through long-term rehabilitation planning.

Thank you to the OTs who bring precision, patience, and purpose to every case they support.

04/27/2026

In personal injury, workers' compensation, and disability cases, employability and earning capacity are often the most contested, and consequential, issues in a claim.

Getting those answers right requires specialized expertise.

At Medical and Life Care Consulting, Kerry A. Skillin, CRC, CVE, ABVE/D provides vocational evaluations and expert witness services that are objective, thorough, and built to withstand scrutiny.

Our Vocational Services include:
✔ Employability Evaluations — Can this individual work, and under what conditions?
✔ Earning Capacity Assessments — What is a realistic post-injury income projection?
✔ Job Search Diligence Analysis — Were employment efforts reasonable and documented?
✔ Return-to-Work Planning — Structured pathways that align function with labor market reality
✔ Expert Witness Testimony — Courtroom-ready analysis for State and Federal courts

We also provide vocational input as part of life care plans for catastrophic injury cases — ensuring long-term projections reflect employment realities as well as medical ones.

📞 Complimentary case consultations available.
🔗 https://medicalandlifecare.com/service/vocational-expert-witness/

04/24/2026

What if your next team meeting actually sharpened case strategy?

MLCC's Lunch & Learn sessions are designed for legal, claims, and rehabilitation professionals who want practical, case-ready education.

Your team will walk away understanding:
✔ What truly goes into a comprehensive Life Care Plan — from methodology to lifetime projections
✔ How vocational evaluations inform employability, earning capacity, and damage analysis
✔ How medical and vocational expertise work together in complex and catastrophic cases
✔ Real-world applications your team can use immediately

Led by nationally recognized experts Cynthia Bourbeau, RN, CRRN, CCM, CNLCP®, CHLCP™ and Kerry A. Skillin, CRC, CVE, ABVE/D. Both experts have deep Massachusetts and Connecticut experience and nationwide reach.

🍽️ Lunch is on us. The knowledge is yours to keep.

📅 Scheduling now for spring and early summer sessions.

📞 Call: (413) 323-9705
🔗 Reserve your spot: https://medicalandlifecare.com/lunch-and-learns/

04/23/2026

Traumatic brain injuries and concussions can produce persistent, overlapping symptoms. Dizziness, cognitive challenges, fatigue, and balance instability are all difficult to address with standard rehabilitation approaches alone.

Functional neurology offers an evidence-based lens for identifying and treating the specific neurological pathways affected by a TBI, rather than applying a generalized protocol.

Our latest article explores how functional neurology supports TBI rehabilitation, what the assessment process looks like, and how this approach informs more precise, defensible life care planning in high-value injury cases.

For attorneys and claims professionals managing complex brain injury cases, understanding these clinical developments is essential.

📖 Read the full article:
🔗 https://medicalandlifecare.com/functional-neurology-tbi-case-management/

Discover how functional neurology improves TBI rehabilitation with advanced diagnostics, targeted therapies, and coordinated medical case management.

04/22/2026

Three weeks away | Behind the Case
Autism: Lifetime Considerations for the Autistic Patient
📅 May 13, 2026 | 1 PM ET

For life care planners and legal professionals, autism presents unique planning challenges. Functional presentation varies widely, support needs evolve across the lifespan, and projections must go beyond the diagnosis to reflect the individual's real-world capabilities and limitations.

In this session, Cindy Fleury, RN, CCM, CNLCP® will walk through:
✔ How autism is diagnosed and the meaning of ASD levels in care planning
✔ Why functional variability — not just diagnostic label — drives defensible projections
✔ Long-term supervision, adaptive support, and transition planning considerations
✔ How to build lifetime projections that hold up to scrutiny

✅ CLE credit included
✅ Certificate of completion
✅ Live Q&A with the presenting expert

This session is designed for attorneys, claims professionals, and litigation stakeholders seeking clinical clarity in autism-related life care cases.

🔗 Register now: https://medicalandlifecare.com/autism/

Learn how diagnosis, functional levels, and support needs shape lifetime care planning for individuals with autism.

04/21/2026

Meet Kerry A. Skillin, CRC, CVE, ABVE/D — Vocational Consultant & Expert Witness at Medical and Life Care Consulting.

With over 30 years of experience, Kerry brings a rare combination of clinical depth, courtroom readiness, and practical vocational insight to the most complex injury and disability cases.

Her credentials include:
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
• Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE)
• Diplomate, American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D)
• Licensed in Massachusetts & Rhode Island
• Trusted in State and Federal courts

Kerry's evaluations are known for their clarity, methodological rigor, and defensibility under cross-examination. Whether the issue is employability, earning capacity, job search diligence, or return-to-work feasibility, she delivers opinions that support confident, well-reasoned decisions.

📌 Learn more about Kerry's work and connect for a complimentary consultation:
🔗 https://medicalandlifecare.com/find-an-expert/kerry-a-skillin-crc-abve-d/

Meet Kerry A. Skillin, a nationally recognized vocational consultant and expert witness with 30+ years of experience in employability, earning capacity, and job search diligence evaluations for litigation and workers’ compensation cases at Medical and Life Care Consulting Services. Request her CV ...

04/20/2026

See What Shapes Stronger Case Strategy.

Our Medico-Legal Insights hub brings expert analysis and practical perspectives to the complex intersection of medicine, recovery, and legal decision-making.

From injury interpretation to treatment implications and expert reasoning, these articles help clarify the ""why"" behind medical opinions and inform stronger case evaluation.

Recent topics include:
🔹 Long-term burn injury considerations
🔹 Cervical vs. lumbar spinal cord injury and life care planning
🔹 Best practices for DME in catastrophic injury cases
🔹 Chronic pain diagnosis and management

👉 Explore key topics that matter to your work:
🔗 https://medicalandlifecare.com/medico-legal-insights/

Insight leads to understanding. Understanding leads to better outcomes.

Access valuable insights on medico-legal topics. Stay informed with our expert perspectives, analysis, and commentary on current issues in the field.

04/20/2026

Missed our Behind the Case session on concussions?

The on-demand replay is now available.

Dr. Amy Pruszenski's session challenged long-standing assumptions about concussion care — explaining why persistent symptoms can exist even when imaging is normal and rest alone has not helped.

Key takeaways from the session:
✔ Why a negative MRI does not rule out ongoing dysfunction
✔ How vision system impairment drives persistent post-concussion symptoms
✔ Why 20/20 eyesight does not equal healthy visual processing
✔ The role of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitative Therapy in meaningful recovery

Whether you're navigating a TBI case or evaluating long-term functional impact, this session offers practical clinical insight that supports better decisions.

▶️ Access the replay: https://medicalandlifecare.com/busting-myths-about-concussions-the-role-vision-plays-in-rehabilitation/

Explore concussion myths and vision based rehabilitation with Dr. Amy Pruszenski in this Behind the Case webinar.

04/17/2026

April is National Stress Awareness Month.

For injured workers and individuals navigating recovery, stress is not just an emotional experience, it's a clinical one.

Chronic stress affects pain perception, immune function, sleep, and treatment adherence. In medico-legal cases, it also affects long-term prognosis, return-to-work timelines, and the accuracy of functional assessments when left unaddressed.

Effective care planning accounts for the whole person, not just the physical injury.

At MLCC, our nurse case managers and life care planning experts take a comprehensive approach that recognizes how psychological factors shape recovery outcomes.

🔗 Learn more about our holistic approach to care coordination:
https://medicalandlifecare.com/service/case-management-services/

04/10/2026

💡 Expert Insights with Cynthia Bourbeau, RN, CRRN, CCM, CNLCP®, CHLCP™

""The earlier a life care planner is engaged, the stronger the plan. Early involvement allows for accurate medical record review, direct communication with treating providers, and cost projections grounded in the patient's real-world needs — not assumptions made after the fact. Waiting until the eve of trial limits what we can deliver.""

✅ Earlier engagement = more defensible projections
✅ Direct provider collaboration = stronger clinical foundation
✅ Better timing = better outcomes for the case and the client

📅 Schedule a complimentary consultation with our team today.
🔗 https://medicalandlifecare.com/service/medico-legal-services/

Navigate the complexities of medico-legal services with expert advice, ensuring compliance and informed decision-making in healthcare.