Nuts and Bolts Guide: Medi-Cal for Nursing Home Care

Our four-page laminated guide makes Medi-Cal understandable. The best concise guide available for this complex program. Available exclusively from H.E.L.P. Other Nuts and Bolts Guides

Details Published by H.E.L.P., January 1, 2008. Price: $10.00 (USA) (including USPS print mail shipping and any applicable sales tax). Continental USA sales and shipment only. Sample Page One (Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later) Background Nursing Home care in California costs more than $5,000 per month ($60,000 per year). Meaningful government financial help for Nursing Home care costs is available only if a person is eligible for Medi-Cal.

Description
Navigate the Medi-Cal maze. This plain-language guide covers

• Assets and eligibility.
• Assets that may not count (homes, IRAs, vehicles, etc.).
• Gifts and resulting Medi-Cal ineligibility.
• Special protections for spouses.
• Share of cost while using Medi-Cal.
• Recovery and repayment to Medi-Cal once the nursing home resident has died.
• Glossary of terms to know.

Guide reflects law in effect in California on January 1, 2008.