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A functional long-term-care assessment is a comprehensive psychosocial evaluation often used to determine medical eligibility for state Medicaid programs, including home and community based services (HCBS) and long-term services and supports (LTSS). Assessment items include activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), cognition, and physical health. The assessment process usually takes […]

Indiana Medicaid provides certain waiver services for those needing Medicaid care but wishing to stay at home or in an assisted living facility, like an intermediate care facility (ICF). These Medicaid services are known as Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). For seniors over 60 years of age, Indiana provides the PathWays for Aging Medicaid […]

In some cases, Medicaid can have monthly income eligibility requirements. These income limits are determined in most states by the federal poverty level. Many Medicaid programs are also tailored towards specific groups, like pregnant women, children in foster care, people with disabilities, or people needing nursing home care. Medicaid expansion in many states has allowed […]

The Medically Needy Pathway, more commonly known as the Spend-Down Program, allows individuals with high medical expenses and monthly income over the state Medicaid limit to achieve Medicaid eligibility. Income eligibility is generally based on the federal poverty level (FPL). In Missouri, the medically needy income limit (MNIL) is $1,109 for an individual and $1,499 […]

An Advance Healthcare Directive is a legal document also known as a living will or advance directive. Advance Directives often outline medical treatment preferences, such as when to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), ventilators, palliative care, dialysis, and organ or tissue donation. These treatments are more generally known as “life-sustaining treatment”. Unlike a Durable Power of […]

A Power of Attorney is a legal document which names a person or persons to act on your behalf when you are no longer able to. These Power of Attorney documents give your agent the legal authority to do financial planning, place you in a long-term care facility, and create estate planning documents on your […]