In some cases, due to the amount of assets you have or gifts you have given prior to needing Medicaid coverage for long-term care at a nursing home, you may have to pay for your care costs out of pocket until the disqualification period ends. Many people worry about what will happen with their care after this transition.
It’s fairly well known that Medicaid does not pay the nursing home the same rates that you pay when you private pay or that a private insurance policy would pay. It is important to understand that the quality of care you receive, and your ability to stay as a resident of the nursing home, cannot legally change if the nursing home is a Medicaid qualified facility.
The nursing home may not be pleased to learn you are switching to Medicaid, but they cannot serve you an eviction notice based on your eligibility for Medicaid. Federal law prohibits nursing homes from evicting patients, with very few exceptions. Medicaid is not one of them.
If you feel you or your loved one is being discriminated against at a Medicaid facility on the basis of Medicaid coverage, seek the guidance of a Cleveland elder law attorney immediately.
