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Get your GuideMy father currently receives institutional Medicaid in New York City, where Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules allow a community spouse living at home a Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMNA), which my mother is currently receiving. We would like to apply for Community Medicaid for my mother because she is in th...
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Learn More About EldercareA proposed rule announced in March 2026 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would introduce, for the first time on a broad scale, work requirements and time limits across the country's major rental assistance programs.
Read moreFindings from a recent study suggest that grandparents who care for their grandchildren score higher on tests of memory and verbal skills than those who don't. For grandmothers especially, that involvement may actually slow the brain's natural cognitive decline over time.
Read moreTo stay eligible for Medicaid, most adult Medicaid enrollees who are between the ages of 19 and 64 and who do not meet work requirement exemptions will need to document that they meet a minimum of 80 hours per month of qualifying activities, such as community service or enrollment in school.
Read moreTwo privately held nursing homes in New Jersey are accused of siphoning off tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid funding while residents endured unsafe and inhumane conditions.
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