You are taking an intelligent, practical approach to what, without such planning, could gobble up all of your children’s savings. Fortunately, because you are taking steps early, you can prevent the financial wipeout.
Let’s take a look at sources of paying for nursing home care, as detailed on the HealthDay website.
Medicare and Medicaid
The extent to which Medicare and Medicaid contribute to nursing home expenses varies from state to state. Although Medicare usually pays the expenses of a nursing home for 20 days after a hospital stay, it doesn’t cover long-term care in a nursing home.
The state-funded Medicaid programs pay for long-term care once you prove that you have spent most of your income on nursing home expenses. For this reason, many elderly people transfer their assets to loved ones before looking into long-term care.
Long-Term Care Insurance
If you don’t already have long-term care insurance, get it! This is how many families pay nursing home expenses. Your considerations will be
- the type of coverage for which you are eligible;
- length of the eligibility period;
- out-of-pocket expense versus higher premiums;
- coverage for dementia; and
- coverage for alternatives to nursing home care, such as assistive living or home care.
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