{"id":8994,"date":"2016-03-28T07:27:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T12:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2016-03-25T13:41:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T18:41:52","slug":"does-medicaid-cover-assisted-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2016\/03\/does-medicaid-cover-assisted-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Medicaid Cover Assisted Living?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does Medicaid Cover Assisted Living?\"Does<\/h1>\n

Long-term care is expensive<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong> The national average for a year in assisted living is over $43,000. And nursing homes clock in even higher at over $90,000. Even families that do their best to save for retirement often have a hard time shouldering the costs of assisted living and nursing home care. <\/span><\/p>\n

While Medicare kicks in for retired seniors to help with many types of healthcare costs, it doesn\u2019t cover the kinds of long-term care stays many seniors need. <\/span><\/p>\n

In some cases though, Medicaid can help.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who Qualifies for Medicaid?<\/h2>\n

First things first, you have to qualify for Medicaid for there to be any chance of the program helping out with the costs of long-term senior care. \u00a0If you did a good job of saving up for retirement, then there\u2019s a pretty good chance you won\u2019t qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n

The specific rules for Medicaid eligibility vary for each state, but most of the people who may be able to tap into this resource for help with their assisted living expenses will:<\/span><\/p>\n