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Couple Married 54 Years Kept Just $3,000 After Both Entered Nursing Homes
Original: They Were Married 54 Years and Entered the Same Nursing Home Four Months Apart. With No Spouse Left at Home, Medicaid's Spousal Protections Vanished and the Couple Kept $3,000 Between Them
A couple married for 54 years entered the same nursing home four months apart. Because no spouse remained living at home, Medicaid's spousal impoverishment protections no longer applied, leaving the pair with only $3,000 between them. The story is drawing attention to how rules designed to protect a healthy spouse at home fail couples when both partners need long-term care.
Why now: It highlights a harsh gap in Medicaid rules that resonates with families worried about long-term care costs
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