Home Sweet Home- Equity Limit Increases for 2026

Long-term care Medicaid, which helps pay for care in a nursing home or at home, is "means-tested". However, certain resources, such as the applicant's homestead, do not count. This article not only mentions the amount of the equity limit for the homestead to not count as a resource, but it also discusses how to avoid the claim for reimbursement by the state for benefits advanced after the death of the Medicaid recipient.