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GA, this for your wife, correct? Not about getting a parent to qualify for LTC Medicaid, correct?
if so, I would not, NOT, try DIY the spend down. You are the “community spouse”. And a CS themselves needs $$ $ to be able to continue to staying living in their home and $ to continue to be a part of your own community. Segregating assets is not necessarily 50/50. Only she needs to be impoverished enough in assets (is $2,000 for most states) to be eligible and only her mo income needs to go to a copay to the facility. You do not have to impoverish yourself or have your income going for her. Imho you needs a CELA level of elder law attorney to shepherd her application and the whole process of doing a spend down that works to maximize the financial future for the CS.
All states have a $ amt CS can have as nonexempt assets. Most do $128,000. So say if y’all have 150K in savings, it would be a 20K spend down. ($150 - $128 - $2 = $20). So 20K: paid in full funeral burial preneed $7,500, new glasses / hearing aids $ 4K, new easy wear clothing $2500, dental 6K. 20K spent all for her direct care or needs and spent in a month so she ends her mo within Medicaid limits and her new now solo bank account shows Mrs. GaBucs with a EOM balance of $1,890.00, so she is good for Medicaid financial eligibility incoming month.
Also if you need some of her mo income to keep your household afloat, then the attorney does the paperwork to have you get CSRA or MMNA. They are $ allowances moved from her mo income (like from her SS) over to you. Say you have a mortgage and your own higher RX costs, you kinda r short $650 a mo in income to cover this. Now you could take it from your own sacred asset of $128k. But you can get it from her mo SSA income. The attorney files for $650 CSRA on you. So $650 from her own SSA gets diverted or waved over to you. The NH will not necessarily tell you this and for a lot of reasons…… as it means less copay to them….. it’s more paperwork for them…. it’s giving financial/ legal advice which they should not do, etc.
Really truly if this is abt LTC Medicaid for your wife, do not DIY this. Find an CELA atty and go over a plan. Good luck!
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Not about getting a parent to qualify for LTC Medicaid, correct?
if so, I would not, NOT, try DIY the spend down. You are the “community spouse”. And a CS themselves needs $$ $ to be able to continue to staying living in their home and $ to continue to be a part of your own community. Segregating assets is not necessarily 50/50. Only she needs to be impoverished enough in assets (is $2,000 for most states) to be eligible and only her mo income needs to go to a copay to the facility. You do not have to impoverish yourself or have your income going for her. Imho you needs a CELA level of elder law attorney to shepherd her application and the whole process of doing a spend down that works to maximize the financial future for the CS.
All states have a $ amt CS can have as nonexempt assets. Most do $128,000. So say if y’all have 150K in savings, it would be a 20K spend down. ($150 - $128 - $2 = $20). So 20K: paid in full funeral burial preneed $7,500, new glasses / hearing aids $ 4K, new easy wear clothing $2500, dental 6K. 20K spent all for her direct care or needs and spent in a month so she ends her mo within Medicaid limits and her new now solo bank account shows Mrs. GaBucs with a EOM balance of $1,890.00, so she is good for Medicaid financial eligibility incoming month.
Also if you need some of her mo income to keep your household afloat, then the attorney does the paperwork to have you get CSRA or MMNA. They are $ allowances moved from her mo income (like from her SS) over to you. Say you have a mortgage and your own higher RX costs, you kinda r short $650 a mo in income to cover this. Now you could take it from your own sacred asset of $128k. But you can get it from her mo SSA income. The attorney files for $650 CSRA on you. So $650 from her own SSA gets diverted or waved over to you. The NH will not necessarily tell you this and for a lot of reasons…… as it means less copay to them….. it’s more paperwork for them…. it’s giving financial/ legal advice which they should not do, etc.
Really truly if this is abt LTC Medicaid for your wife, do not DIY this. Find an CELA atty and go over a plan. Good luck!