If your husband is in the nursing home, is he still legally part of your household?

If your funds support him financially, you probably can count him as part of your household.

Wanderdragon: As your husband's PHYSICAL address is a nursing home, he is not part of your household. However, for purposes of income tax status, you should consult your certified public accountant/tax preparer for your query. In regard to discounts individually/for yourself, you should contact your locality's COA (Council on Aging).

Your husband is considered to be living in an institution and is no longer part of your household. That is the technical term for facilities such as nursing homes.

Call your area on aging and ask them how you can get help. Just because your husband is on Medicaid does not mean that that's the only way for you to get some help.

No

Time to make that Elder Law Attorney appointment and remember to ask him/her about filing your taxes.

I agree with "No," he is not part of your household. He does not live in your house. Claiming that he is dependent on you as a household member is fraudulant.

I am with Burnt here. His legal address is now the NH. Thats where he lives. Thats were he gets Medicaid services, like dental and vision. If Medicaid is paying for his care, they have his address the NH.

If money is tight, you may be able to get help on ur own. I would talk to Social Services.

I'm with BurntCaregiver. If the prerequisites are that he is on Medicaid AND is living in your household -- he isn't -- so the answer is no, you can't claim/count him if he doesn't physically live with you and he's not really a financial dependent in any way.

Your husband is not part of your household for programs like food stamps, utility assistance, rent assistance, etc... because he does not live with you and he is not dependent on you for food, shelter, and utilities. The nursing home provides this to him. You do not.
You say he's on Medicaid. This means Medicaid is paying for him to be in the nursing home. He is not part of your household because you do not provide food, shelter, or utilities for him. The nursing home does.
I would not advise you to try to fraudulently try to get benefits by claiming him as your dependent. You might get away it, but you might not. It's not worth taking the chance.

Yes, he is your husband, and a part of your financial and social life.

If you pay towards his care … yes

Yes because you are legally responsible for his bills.

It may be best not to know the answer to your ‘household’ question, because then if you get questioned you can plead innocent ignorance. It would be more credible if you are still supplying him with some things even though he is in the NH.

This might be a good time to reconsider your whole situation. Your DH at 69 may live for a long time. Your profile says you ‘live out in the country’, which I know myself can actually mean less exercise, not more. I also know that it may be hard to make friends, if you don’t have a lot in common with the neighbours and you aren’t a long term local. It may be sensible to consider downsizing yourself, and moving to somewhere better for visiting DH, and better for you. Don’t let the animals rule your life, rather than you rescuing theirs.

I never changed my mother's legal address to either of her nursing homes, so I'd say that yes, he is.

Do you file taxes as a married couple?

I think that makes him a member of your household.