Elder Law Numbers Important Elder Law Numbers: Updated for January 1, 2020 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefit Standards Eligible Individual $783/month Eligible Couple $1,175/month Medicaid (Oregon) Asset limit for Medicaid recipient $2,000 Long Term Care Income Cap $2,349/month Community Spouse Minimum Resource Standard $25,728 Community Spouse Maximum Resource Standard $128,640 Community Spouse Minimum Monthly Allowance Standard $2,113.75/month Community Spouse Maximum Monthly Allowance $3,216/month Excess Shelter Allowance Amount Above $634.13/month SNAP Utility Allowance Used to Figure Excess Shelter Allowance $444/month Personal needs allowance in nursing home (Note: for some veterans, the personal needs allowance is $90/month.) $64.11/month Personal needs allowance in community-based care $175/month Room & board rate for waivered community-based care facilities $608/month OSIP Maintenance Standard for person receiving in-home services $1,283/month SSI ony: $805 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 $1,408 Skilled nursing facility co-insurance for days 21–100 $176/day Part B premium $144.60/month (Part B premium is higher if annual income more than $85,000 single or $170,000 married couple) Part B deductible $198/year Part D Premium Varies by plan
