Rehabilitation does not replace compensation. Rehabilitation maximises recovery. Clients who participate fully in their own rehabilitation and recovery go on to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives with the help of compensation. Those who have not reached a level of recovery where they can benefit from available help do not receive the highest amount of compensation.
Compensation is not a random lottery win/windfall. Despite the impression given by the media, compensation is carefully calculated for each individual according to rules that are set by law.
In a major injury claim, most of the compensation reflects the costs of meeting the injured person’s needs arising from their new disability. The greater the recovery, the more the client can use compensation, to access help, support, technology and other assistance to live an independent or meaningful life. Whichever way you look at it, it is in our clients’ best interests to help them make the best recovery. We do this through rehabilitation.
Disability and other consequences of a severe injury affect the injured person for the rest of their life. Our commitment to rehabilitation comes from our experience of working with seriously injured clients. Our clients receive full compensation, but many also regain more than money alone can provide – restored independence, fulfilment, and the ability to participate in whatever’s important to them in life.