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Nevada · checked September 2026
How Nevada helps pay for long-term care, who to call when you need help or something's wrong, and how to check a facility before you sign.
The first question
Yes, for the care. Home and Community Based Services Waiver for the Frail Elderly (FE Waiver) helps pay for care in assisted living. Rent and meals are usually still paid by the resident, often from Social Security. There can be a waitlist, so ask to be screened early, before savings run out.
Nevada's Medicaid rules for long-term care, and the programs that pay for care outside a nursing home.
$2,982
2026
Federal 300% of SSI cap for 2026 ($994 x 3). Nevada uses an income cap for nursing home and waiver Medicaid; people with income above it can still qualify by putting income into a Qualified Income Trust (Miller trust), per the Nevada Medical Assistance Manual F-500.
$2,000
2026
Countable resources cannot be more than $2,000 for a single person. Home equity over $713,000 (figure in the Aug 2025 manual) makes a person ineligible for long-term care services. Personal needs allowance in a nursing home is $154/month per the same manual.
Nevada uses a hard income cap. People over it can still qualify by putting the extra income into a Qualified Income Trust (a "Miller trust") each month.
Look-back on gifts and transfers: 60 months.
Apply for Nevada Medicaid
Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (Nevada Medicaid); eligibility decided by the Nevada Division of Social Services (formerly DWSS)
Nevada Medicaid program for people 65+ who need nursing-home-level care but want to live at home or in assisted living. In a licensed residential facility for groups or assisted living facility it pays for 'Augmented Personal Care' (help with bathing, dressing, medications and supervision). It does not pay rent and meals, and there is a long waitlist.
Waitlist: Yes. As of Sept 30, 2025, 3,119 people were served and 2,174 were on the waitlist (state report to the Legislature, Nov 2025). Get on the list early.
A state-funded program run by the Aging and Disability Services Division for people 65+ who need nursing-home-level care but do not qualify for Medicaid. It helps pay for in-home services so the person can stay at home. Ask Nevada Care Connection or ADSD intake whether there is a wait.
We didn't find any PACE programs operating in Nevada.
Free, and on your side. Start with the aging office if you don't know where to begin.
The state's aging office and its local agencies explain your options, screen for programs and help with applications.
A free, independent advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Call about any problem with care, rights, billing or a discharge.
You don't need proof to report. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Business hours: call center Monday to Friday 9 AM to 9 PM Pacific, closed weekends. Online report anytime. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Unbiased Medicare help from counselors who don't sell anything: plans, bills, appeals, and programs that lower costs.
Help spotting and reporting Medicare fraud, billing errors and scams.
In Nevada, assisted living is licensed as: Residential Facility for Groups (some also licensed as assisted living facilities). Read inspection reports before you sign anything.
Confirm a community's license here, and ask the agency how to see its inspection reports.
File a complaint
Medicare rates every nursing home on staffing, inspections and quality, with full inspection reports.
State veterans homes are often far cheaper than private care for eligible veterans and, in many states, their spouses.
Nevada Department of Veterans Services
Sparks
skilled nursing, memory care
Free legal help for older adults on issues like benefits, housing, powers of attorney and elder abuse.
Can a family member be paid to provide care?
Nevada Medicaid personal care services may allow some self-directed care. Ask the Medicaid office or your local aging office whether a family member can be paid to provide care in your parent's program.
The state's aging and disability resource network. Fill out the request-help form or call 2-1-1 and a staff member will help find respite, adult day care and caregiver support near you.
For people on the FE waiver, Medicaid can pay for respite (a break for the family caregiver) and adult day care.
A plain-language guide from Nevada Care Connection covering each stage of dementia and what families can do at each step.
Yes, for the care part. In Nevada, Home and Community Based Services Waiver for the Frail Elderly (FE Waiver) can pay for care in assisted living. Rent and meals are generally paid by the resident. There can be a waitlist.
$2,000 for a single person (2026). Countable resources cannot be more than $2,000 for a single person. Home equity over $713,000 (figure in the Aug 2025 manual) makes a person ineligible for long-term care services. Personal needs allowance in a nursing home is $154/month per the same manual.
The Nevada Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (ADSD): 1-888-282-1155. It's free and independent.
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