Medicaid/nursing home status does not excuse one from paying taxes.
You should report having a dependant in the home.
As long as you meet the non-financial factors of eligibility for Medicaid, the State will expect you to apply your "excess" income/assets to your nursing/medical care and the Medicaid will pick up the remainder of the medical/nursing bills.
There is no provision in Medicaid for assistance in moving a recipient from one residence (such as nursing home) to another. I suspect the same is true for Medicare.
No, settling up with the nursing home(s) is not an eligibility factor for Medicaid.
No it is not income.
Medicaid will file a lien on the person's home, which is enforceable when the home is sold. They will also file an estate claim.
Long Term Care insurance.ANSWER:Nursing home may be covered by medicaid but you have to pass some eligibility criteria, in addition, the nursing home facility should be certified by the government to provide service to medicaid recipients. Unless you have long term care insurance, you cannot choose which nursing home you want to be taken cared of.
If the gift was given less than 60 months prior to entry into the nursing home, most likely.
A nursing home may be certified by Medicare or Medicaid
Yes, e.g., if s/he is a danger to self or others.
No, but Medicaid might suspend coverage.
In general, the Medicaid rate for nursing home care is intended to include all necessary services, including wheelchairs. Exceptions may be made for persons who need customized and/or motorized chairs.