Important Elder Law Numbers:  Updated for January 1, 2023

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefit Standards Eligible Individual $914/month Eligible Couple $1,371/month Medicaid (Oregon) Asset limit for Medicaid recipient $2,000 Burial account limit $1,500 Long Term Care Income Cap $2,742/month Community Spouse Minimum Resource Standard $29,724 Community Spouse Maximum Resource Standard $148,620 Community Spouse Minimum Monthly Allowance Standard (MMMNA) $2,288.75 /month Community Spouse Maximum Monthly Allowance $3,715.50/month Excess Shelter Allowance Amount Above $686.63/month SNAP Utility Allowance Used to Figure Excess Shelter Allowance $452/month Personal needs allowance in nursing home (Note: for some veterans, the personal needs allowance is $90/month.) $74.75/month Personal needs allowance in community-based care $203/month Room & board rate for waivered community-based care facilities $711/month OSIP Maintenance Standard for person receiving in-home services $1,414/month SSI ony: $936/month Average Private Pay Rate for Calculating Ineligibility for Transfer of Assets at less than Fair Market Value after October 1, 2022 $10,342/month Home equity limit for an individual $688,000 OREGON ABLE SAVINGS PLAN   ABLE account contributions for 2023 are capped at $17,000. The beneficiary can also contribute an additional amount that is the lesser of the beneficiary’s compensation for the tax year OR $13,590 (continental US).   MEDICARE  Hospital Part A deductible per illness spell $1,600  Skilled nursing facility co-insurance for days 21–100 $200/day Part B premium $164.90/month (Part B premium is higher if adjusted gross income is more than $97,000 single or $194,000 joint return)  Part B deductible $226/year  Part D Premium Varies by plan