Thanks for listening and I'd appreciate any advice. A nursing home resident on Medicaid normally spends the $50 she's allowed to keep each month, but lately she's not spending anything due to the pandemic (and the flu prior to that.) In house hair salon is closed due to social distancing. Nursing home outings are cancelled for the time being and facility is on lockdown. There's nothing to spend money on right now and she's approaching her asset limit of $2000 as a result. She does not need clothes or personal care items right now. Any ideas on what else she's allowed to spend money on in order to stay below the limit? Nursing home is telling me the funds can be spent on "anything." I am not so sure. Can I give a $10 gift to each grandchild or something like that just to get rid of the money? Even that would only be a temporary fix since every month she gets to keep an additional $50.
I would call her caseworker at Medicaid and run this by them. They may allow the overage under the circumstances.
I do like the getting the hair done and leaving a nice tip for the stylist. Anyone who is willing to work in a NH or AL facility deserves a big tip!
Remove it for a while so she'll forget about it...
Then launder it so it doesn't look brand new...
Later, take it back to her and say you have "this robe that doesn't quite fit you right, but it's so pretty that you'd like her to have it, so it won't go to waste."
It says "gifts to relatives in excess of $25.00" Doesn't say in total or individually. I will assume individually which means you can give each grandchild something.
https://www.cga.ct.gov/PS99/rpt%5Colr%5Chtm/99-R-0025.htm
Please note too, that the PNA account goes to the person's Estate when they pass. So for those people being told by any NH it goes back to the state, they are wrong. I can see this happening if a person is penniless and has no family, then eventually the State claims it as unclaimed money.
Good luck.
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