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If I enter a nursing home as a private pay resident do I have to use my assets before I can get Medicare?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXUc10NMATk”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you enter the nursing home initially privately paying, you can still do what’s called crisis planning, where you plan for the transfer of assets within the law. Then you can become Medicaid-eligible and get the assistance of the government to pay for your nursing home care.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]