Important Elder Law Numbers: Updated for July 1, 2022
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefit Standards |
Eligible Individual |
$841/month |
Eligible Couple |
$1,261/month |
Medicaid (Oregon) |
Asset limit for Medicaid recipient |
$2,000 |
Burial account limit |
$1,500 |
Long Term Care Income Cap |
$2,523/month |
Community Spouse Minimum Resource Standard |
$27,480 |
Community Spouse Maximum Resource Standard |
$137,400 |
Community Spouse Minimum Monthly Allowance Standard (MMMNA) |
$2,288.75 /month |
Community Spouse Maximum Monthly Allowance |
$3,435/month |
Excess Shelter Allowance |
Amount Above $686.53/month |
SNAP Utility Allowance Used to Figure Excess Shelter Allowance |
$450/month |
Personal needs allowance in nursing home (Note: for some veterans, the personal needs allowance is $90/month.) |
$68.77/month |
Personal needs allowance in community-based care |
$187/month |
Room & board rate for waivered community-based care facilities |
$654/month |
OSIP Maintenance Standard for person receiving in-home services |
$1,341/month
SSI ony: $863 |
Average Private Pay Rate for Calculating Ineligibility for Transfer of Assets at less than Fair Market Value after October 1, 2020 |
$9,551/month |
Home equity limit for an individual |
$636,000 |
Medicare |
Hospital Part A deductible per illness spell |
$1,556 |
Skilled nursing facility co-insurance for days 21–100 |
$194.50/day |
Part B premium |
$170.10/month |
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(Part B premium is higher if annual income is more than $91,000 single or $182,000 married couple) |
Part B deductible |
$233/year |
Part D Premium |
Varies by plan |
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