Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Pattie Townsend, paying for the “simple things” like a haircut or snacks are too pricey for her monthly allowance. Tyrone ...

Stacy Moore, a quadriplegic living in a New Jersey nursing home, advocates for increased Personal Needs Allowance for Medicaid recipients in long-term care. Current PNA of $50 is insufficient to cover ...

For nearly 20 years, thousands of low-income Massachusetts nursing home and rest home residents have had to figure that out because they have access to just $72.80 per month from their own social ...

Michigan's personal needs allowance, the amount of income nursing home residents can keep when their stay is covered by Medicaid, has remained at $60 for decades. Nursing home residents say Michigan's ...