Mrs. Falcon (age 81) had been taking care of her husband, Robert,…

Question Answered step-by-step Mrs. Falcon (age 81) had been taking care of her husband, Robert,… Mrs. Falcon (age 81) had been taking care of her husband, Robert, (age 84) in their home (the house that they had purchased 50 years ago) for a number of years, but his mental deterioration (senile dementia) had finally progressed to the point where he had to be placed in a nursing home (at just under $3,000 per month). Several months later Mrs. Falcon contacted the billing department for the federally qualified community health center, where they were patients. When asked what her plan was, she said she had planned to “pay the bill until I ran out of money, and then go to Medicaid.” After speaking with a case manager at the community health center, Mrs. Falcon was referred to WV DHHR to have a Medicaid resource assessment completed. That assessment showed that the couple had combined countable assets of approximately $60,000, plus a home valued at $200,000. Each of them had a modest Social Security income, but no pension. How would or would not Medicaid help in this situation? Health Science Science Nursing NURS MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)