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Spousal Impoverishment Protections Applied to Home and Community-Based Services (In-Home Support Services!!!)   California has applied The Spousal Impoverishment Protection Act since 1990, to protect an at- home spouse from impoverishment due to the high costs of skilled nursing care (...

A Way to Stay The first group of options is focused on staying in the RCFE, minimizing disruption to the resident. Perhaps the best route in this regard is SSI (Supplemental Security Income). If an RCFE resident is out of savings and makes less than $1,173 per month, they will qualify for SSI at ...

In California, 65 percent of nursing home residents rely on Medi-Cal to cover their nursing home expenses. Unfortunately, in some cases, the program can require you to pay all of your income toward care costs, and Medi-Cal has the right to take some of your assets to cover your costs after your ...