What is the test for assessing the cost of future care for a plaintiff who has been diagnosed with dementia?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nish v. McLaughlin, 2014 BCSC 1366 (CanLII):
An award for cost of future care must be based on medical evidence as to what is reasonably necessary to preserve and promote the plaintiff’s mental and physical health. In assessing cost of future care, the court should consider whether the plaintiff would likely use the items or services in the future (Prempeh v. Boisvert, 2012 BCSC 304 at para. 107).
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