Elder Law Numbers Important Elder Law Numbers: Updated for January 1, 2019 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefit Standards Eligible Individual $771/month Eligible Couple $1,157/month Medicaid (Oregon) Asset limit for Medicaid recipient $2,000 Long Term Care Income Cap $2,313/month Community Spouse Minimum Resource Standard $25,284 Community Spouse Maximum Resource Standard $126,420 Community Spouse Minimum Monthly Allowance Standard $2,057.50/month Community Spouse Maximum Monthly Allowance $3,160.50/month Excess Shelter Allowance Amount Above $617.25/month Food Stamp Utility Allowance Used to Figure Excess Shelter Allowance $436/month Personal needs allowance in nursing home (Note: for some veterans, the personal needs allowance is $90/month.) $63.10/month Personal needs allowance in community-based care $172/month Room & board rate for community-based care facilities $599/month OSIP Maintenance Standard for person receiving in-home services $1,271/month Average Private Pay Rate for Calculating Ineligibility for Transfer of Assets at less than Fair Market Value after October 1, 2018 $8,784/month Burial account limit $1,500 Medicare Hospital Part A deductible per illness spell $1,364 Skilled nursing facility co-insurance for days 21- 100 $170.50/day Part B premium $135.50/month (Part B premium is higher if annual income more than $85,000) Part B deductible $185/year Part D Premium Varies by plan
