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title: "Long-Term Care Funding in Oregon | Funding LTC Marketplace"
url: https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/
description: "Oregon pairs a statutory TOD deed with expanded Medicaid recovery and a hard 300%-of-SSI income cap for long-term care."
author: George A. Mellendorf, CLTC, LTCP (Central States Insurance Services, Inc.)
publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
note: Educational content; not legal, tax or financial advice. Markdown copy of the HTML page at the URL above.
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State Funding Guide

# Long-Term Care Funding in Oregon

Oregon runs a hard income-cap Medicaid pathway for long-term care: an applicant generally must be at or below 300% of the full SSI standard, which the state's January 2026 transmittal sets at $2,982 a month in countable income. Anyone above that has to establish the qualifying trust described in state rule rather than relying on a spend-down, which makes Income Cap Trust analysis a central part of Oregon planning.

Home planning here involves a real tension. Oregon adopted a statutory transfer-on-death deed back in 2012, but that probate-avoidance tool sits next to a Medicaid estate-recovery statute that reaches well beyond the conventional probate estate — including property that passed through joint tenancy, survivorship, a life estate, or a living trust. Recording a TOD deed doesn't, by itself, resolve that recovery exposure.

## Why Oregon is different

- **Hard 300%-of-SSI income cap** — Oregon's 2026 long-term-care countable-income standard is $2,982/month, with a qualifying Income Cap Trust as the route for anyone above it.
- **Statutory TOD deed doesn't shield against recovery** — Oregon's Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act deed avoids probate but the state's estate-recovery statute reaches broader non-probate interests separately.
- **Expanded estate-recovery definition** — Oregon's recoverable estate includes property conveyed by joint tenancy, survivorship, life estate, living trust, and similar arrangements, not just the probate estate.
- **ADL-based service priority levels (1–18) gate access to care** — meeting income guidelines doesn't guarantee a service slot; the state also scores functional need against limited funding.
- **Two State Veterans' Homes plus a special VA-related personal-incidental-funds rule** — Oregon layers state veteran benefits and a distinct long-term-care PIF treatment on top of federal VA Aid & Attendance.

## Oregon at a glance

- Individual resource standard: $2,000
- 2026 long-term-care income cap: $2,982/month (300% of full SSI standard)
- 2026 home-equity limit: $752,000
- 2026 Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA): $32,532 minimum to $162,660 maximum
- Nursing-facility personal incidental funds (PIF): $81.28/month for most residents
- Transfer look-back period: 60 months
- Transfer penalty divisor (through September 2026): $14,585/month

## Which situation matches yours?

| If this is your situation | Start here |
|---|---|
| Care Needed NowA hospital discharge is being planned, a facility decision is imminent, or home care has already started. | [Oregon Medicaid Look-Back Period](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-look-back-period/)[Oregon VA Aid & Attendance](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/va-aid-attendance/) |
| Care Within 1-3 YearsMemory changes, a recent fall, or a new diagnosis have made the timeline real, but care isn't needed today. | [Oregon VA Aid & Attendance](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/va-aid-attendance/)[Oregon Long-Term Care Planning](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/long-term-care-planning/) |
| Planning AheadNo diagnosis, no crisis, no urgency — just the recognition that long-term care is a when, not an if, for most people eventually. | Oregon Long-Term Care Insurance[Oregon Long-Term Care Planning](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/long-term-care-planning/) |
| Veteran (or surviving spouse) of wartime serviceAdds a federal pension benefit on top of whatever the Situation and State rows point to. | [Oregon VA Aid & Attendance](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/va-aid-attendance/) |
| Owns significant home equityThe home is usually Medicaid-exempt during life but affects estate recovery and private-pay runway. | [Oregon Transfer-on-Death Deed](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/transfer-on-death-deed/)[Oregon Medicaid Long-Term Care](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-long-term-care/) |
| Already has LTC insurance or a hybrid life/LTC policy in forceThe existing policy is usually the first dollar spent; other pillars become supplemental once benefits are exhausted or if a gap remains. | Oregon Long-Term Care Insurance[Oregon Medicaid Long-Term Care](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-long-term-care/) |

## The 10 funding pillars in Oregon

Every pillar below has its own dedicated Oregon page with the current rules, dollar figures, and what to do next.

- [Oregon Medicaid Long-Term Care](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-long-term-care/) (Medicaid Program): Oregon Health Plan long-term-care services are administered through ODHS Aging and People with Disabilities, with financial and functional eligibility rules.

- [Oregon Medicaid Asset Limits](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-asset-limits/) (Financial Eligibility): Oregon's 2026 long-term-care rules use a $2,000 one-person resource standard, a $752,000 home-equity limit, and the federal 2026 CSRA range.

- [Oregon Medicaid Look-Back Period](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-look-back-period/) (Look-Back & Penalties): Oregon reviews transfers made in the 60 months before the request for care and currently uses a $14,585 monthly penalty divisor through September 2026.

- [Oregon Transfer-on-Death Deed](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/transfer-on-death-deed/) (Asset Protection Tool): Oregon's statutory, recorded TOD deed takes effect at death, but it does not itself resolve the state's expanded Medicaid estate-recovery exposure.

- [Oregon Medicaid Estate Recovery](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/medicaid-estate-recovery/) (Estate Recovery): Oregon defines the recoverable estate broadly to include defined non-probate interests, while offering statutory and rule-based waiver paths.

- [Oregon Nursing Home Medicaid](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/nursing-home-medicaid/) (Nursing Home Coverage): Oregon nursing-facility Medicaid uses ADL-based service priority levels and permits most 2026 residents $81.28 each month for personal incidental needs.

- [Oregon Home Care Medicaid](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/home-care-medicaid/) (Home & Community Care): Oregon's APD system uses its Aged and Physically Disabled waiver, case-management waiver, and K Plan to support eligible adults at home and in community settings.

- [Oregon Long-Term Care Planning](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/long-term-care-planning/) (Planning Ahead): Oregon planning requires coordinated analysis of its income-cap trust rule, 60-month transfer review, statutory TOD deed, and expanded estate recovery.

- [Oregon VA Aid & Attendance](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/va-aid-attendance/) (VA Benefits): Oregon has two State Veterans' Homes and current property-tax relief for qualifying disabled veterans, while Oregon's long-term-care rules have a special VA PIF amount.

- [Oregon Long-Term Care Insurance](https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/oregon/long-term-care-insurance/) (LTC Insurance): Oregon's Division of Financial Regulation administers an active Partnership framework that can protect assets and reduce later estate recovery by benefits paid.

Participates in the State Long-Term Care Partnership Program.

## Sources and official resources

- [Oregon ODHS: Aging and People with Disabilities](https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/aging-disability-services/pages/default.aspx)
- [Oregon DFR: What Long-Term Care Policies Cover](https://dfr.oregon.gov/insure/health/long-term-care/pages/what-policies-cover.aspx)
- [Oregon DFR: Qualified Partnership Program](https://dfr.oregon.gov/insure/health/long-term-care/pages/qualified-partnership-program.aspx)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)
- [U.S. Code: 42 U.S.C. § 1396p (liens, estate recovery, transfers of assets, Partnership disregard)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396p)

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