When a spouse enters into an assisted living facility or a nursing home, a portion or all of his or her monthly income must be paid to the facility. There are laws that protect the healthier spouse from being impoverished. …
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If a spouse requires long-term care in a facility, then a portion of that spouse’s income must be paid to the facility as his or her “cost share”. The spouse who is institutionalized is allowed to keep $50.00 per month…
Read More Change in Medicaid Laws Concerning Spousal Support
If a person provides gifts within five years of a Medicaid application then he or she will be denied Medicaid assistance for a period of time known as the penalty period. The penalty period is calculated by taking the value…
Medicaid normally requires that a person’s income be used to offset the cost of long-term care in a facility. Virtually all of that person’s income must be paid to the facility each month. Medicaid then pays the balance of that…
Medicare is not long-term care insurance. Medicare does not pay for long-term care, other than a portion of the skilled care that an individual may require after a stay in a hospital. According to the Medicare statute, if a person…
Read More Increase in Medicare Co-Payment for Skilled Nursing Care
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