Author: Mark Easley

Medicaid does cover long-term care costs, but the rules are very specific. The family should have a general understanding of the rules and eligibility requirements before the high level of care is needed. This can achieved through education (such as is provided here in this article and in QMC’s Medicaid University, or by contacting a […]

In most instances, Medicaid coverage only begins in the month of Medicaid approval. However. Vendor Medicaid (Medicaid for nursing home long term care) has different rules for Medicaid eligibility; Medicaid retroactive coverage can allow nursing home costs to be paid for a period of three months prior to the month the Medicaid eligibility requirements have […]

When a care recipient has funds, but likely not sufficient funds to pay for their full term of care, the family should ensure that the eventual Medicaid application will go as smoothly as possible. The services and items that the resident expend his funds are limited. This process of compliance with eventual Medicaid rules is […]

Sometimes people who incur care needs have no family to assist them in the process of obtaining the necessary personal care. In these cases, it is not uncommon for a close friend to admirably step in and assist with the person in need, engaging in care coordination to shepherd the individual into and through the […]

When a parent needs care, the hope is always that the aging parent can remain in place in the home and receive care for their medical needs in the primary residence. If payment for this home health care is an issue, then Medicaid planning to get state assistance may be the next step All Medicaid […]

Medicaid does provide assistance for In Home Care for married couples when one spouse needs a moderate level of care and can remain in place. The Medicaid rules are identical to those applicable to Vendor Medicaid in a nursing home setting. When one spouse needs a moderate level of care, most married couples seek to […]