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W
wayner Asked May 2012

If a parent goes into a long term care facility do they lose their social security to the facility in Florida?

He still has a wife at home who needs his check to survive.

jeannegibbs May 2012
How is the long term care place being paid? If this is a Medicaid placement, there is a place on the application to indicate that the "community" spouse has financial needs. If the parent is single, then, yes, the SS basically goes to cover part of the NH charges. But it is more complicated when there is a spouse. You can discuss this with Florida's Department of Aging Affairs hotline.

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