M a r r i e d

---

Return to Front Page

---

· How do we determine if we could qualify, and the steps we need to take to protect our assets?

· Won't the Medicaid case workers tell us how to save our assets?

· What is the difference between MEDICARE and MEDICAID, and doesn't MEDICARE cover a nursing home stay?

· What types of care are covered by Long Term Care Medicaid

· Do we have to be broke to get Medicaid?

· Will we have to sign over our house to the State to get help?

· In determining eligibility, whose income is counted?

· Will the spouse be forced to contribute to the "cost of care" for the patient

· How is eligibility determined?

· Will transfer (or gifting) of assets result in denial of benefits?

· Will putting an offspring's name on an account (for example, joint savings account) protect it from Medicaid? What about a "Living Trust"

· Is there any way to satisfy the spend down requirement without actually losing the value of the assets?

Return to Front Page

---

©2003 The Financial Aid Center for Long Term Care