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Massachusetts · Nursing Home Coverage

# Massachusetts Nursing Home Medicaid

Last updated 2026-10-20

Once someone is living in a Massachusetts long-term-care facility, a specific set of MassHealth figures kicks in. For 2026, the state sets the monthly personal-needs allowance and long-term-care income standard at $72.80, caps home equity at $1,130,000, and applies its current spousal resource standards on top of that.

MassHealth doesn't just take a resident's income and hand the rest to the facility — 130 CMR 520.000 lays out a specific order of deductions used to calculate the monthly patient-paid amount. That sequence works through the personal-needs allowance first, then spousal-maintenance and family-maintenance allowances where they apply, then home-maintenance costs, and finally health-care or incurred medical and remedial-care expenses.

Getting into a facility on MassHealth's dime also requires clearing a clinical hurdle, not just a financial one: an ASAP Clinical Assessment and Eligibility screening has to approve the placement before nursing-facility payment can begin.

## Massachusetts figures

- Nursing-home personal-needs allowance / income standard: $72.80/month
- Home-equity limit: $1,130,000

## Sources and official resources

- [Mass.gov: Paying for a Stay in a Nursing or Rest Home](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/paying-for-a-stay-in-a-nursing-or-rest-home)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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