Part A - Home Health Care and Confinement

Medicare Part A will cover many of the costs associated with home health care if the care is both medically reasonable and necessary. If the patient is not entitled to Part A coverage, Part B may provide coverage.

Housing - Federal Public Housing Programs - § 231 Housing Mortgage Insurance For The Elderly

The § 231 program provides low-interest, fixed-rate mortgage loans to housing developers for either construction or rehabilitation of rental units occupied by the elderly or the handicapped.

Available Resource Requirements for a Single Person

Medicaid will pay for medically necessary care in skilled or intermediate care nursing homes. Medicaid is jointly funded by the federal and state governments, and individual states have their own methodologies for administering their Medicaid programs.

Nursing Home Residents' Rights

Responding to rising abuse and neglect in nursing homes and other concerns, Congress passed the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 (Act). Given their particular infirmities and needs, nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable to neglect and abuse.

Subsidized Guardianships

Grandparents often do not anticipate acting as the sole or primary caregiver for their grandchildren. As a result, they may have inadequate resources to provide adequately when they are called upon to do so. One of the most widely available resources provided to relative caregivers by the federal and state governments are subsidized guardianship programs.