Medicaid’s Long-term Custodial Care

Medicaid’s Long-term Custodial Care

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In general, for you to qualify for Medicaid’s long-term custodial care, you will need to make sure that you are eligible for two foremost criteria: your age and your financial status.  First, your age must be over and above 65, or disabled.  “Disabled” as defined by the Social Security Act, is the “inability to engage in any substantial activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death, or has lasted/ can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”  Second, you must have less than $2,000 in countable resources.  Should you be deemed eligible, Medicaid will be responsible for the cost of long-term care in a nursing home.  Medicaid would also be responsible for paying a third party for providing services to the individual as well.  As an alternative, if Medicaid determines that the cost of nursing home care is going to be more expensive than the patient remaining at home, then you may qualify for a Medicaid Waiver instead.