Maine's posted Eligibility Manual requires an institutionalized individual's countable assets to stay under $2,000 on every single day of the eligibility month — not just at one point in time. The manual sets that same $2,000 figure for a single SSI-related person, while an eligible couple, or a person living with an ineligible spouse, is held to a $3,000 threshold. For residential-care settings specifically named in the manual, the limits are slightly different in wording but land in the same place: under $2,000 for an individual and under $3,000 for a couple.
These figures come from the currently posted manual, which carries an effective update date of April 29, 2025 — so it's worth double-checking for anything more recent before relying on them. It's also worth flagging that these numbers apply specifically to this long-term-care pathway; they shouldn't be confused with the different resource rules that govern MAGI coverage groups or Medicare Savings Programs elsewhere in Maine's system.