Medicaid Eligibility: Assets vs Income

As explained previously, the Medicaid program uses the term “resources” to mean assets.  The Medicaid program distinguishes resources and income in determining eligibility and calculating the amount that a Medicaid recipient must contribute to medical expenses.    Whether a resource or income is counted, and how it affects eligibility, depends on many factors.   The […]

Read more...

Nursing home refusing to install Bedrails To protect Patient

There is a dangerous issue one of my clients is facing. The client is residing in a nursing home. The nursing home is refusing to install bedrails to protect my client from falling out of his bed. He is not ambulatory. This is clearly unacceptable. The nursing home claims it is illegal for them to […]

Read more...