E Home Maintenance Needs Allowance SOC

1)    Expected to be Institutionalized Six Months or Less

The customer is an unmarried woman.  She entered the nursing home in October.  She applied for ALTCS in November.  On December 15, the ALTCS local office received a written statement from the customer’s doctor certifying that she is likely to return to her home sometime in April. 

October through April is exactly six months.  The customer qualifies for a home maintenance allowance for the months of November through April.

2)    Expected to be Institutionalized More Than Six Months

The customer is an unmarried man.  He entered a nursing home in August.  He applied for ALTCS at the end of August.  The customer’s doctor provided a statement that certifying that the customer would most likely return to his home in April the following year.  Since he is expected to remain institutionalized for more than six months, he does not qualify for a home maintenance needs allowance.