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Medicaid Planning · Virginia

Virginia Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for Virginia.

Published: September 5, 2026. Last checked: September 5, 2026.

Income limits

Institutional income limit

$2,982 per month

Applies to the applicant under the institutional long-term care pathway for institutional and qualifying waiver services. This is a cap. Details: single applicant.

Source: Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility manual, 2026 transmittal [state-medicaid-agency] — Transmittal DMAS-37 effective January 1, 2026

Asset limits

Applicant resource limit

$2,000

Applies to the applicant under the institutional long-term care pathway for institutional and qualifying waiver services. This is a cap. Details: single applicant.

Source: Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility manual, 2026 transmittal [state-medicaid-agency] — Transmittal DMAS-37 effective January 1, 2026

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Community-spouse resource allowance

$32,532 minimum to $162,660 maximum

Applies to the community spouse under the spousal impoverishment pathway for institutional and qualifying waiver services. This is a range. Details: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility manual, 2026 transmittal [state-medicaid-agency] — Transmittal DMAS-37 effective January 1, 2026

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Base community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

$2,705 per month

Applies to the community spouse under the spousal impoverishment pathway for institutional and qualifying waiver services. This is a minimum. Details: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility manual, July 2026 income appendix [state-medicaid-agency] — Income charts effective July 1, 2026

Maximum community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

$4,066.50 per month

Applies to the community spouse under the spousal impoverishment pathway for institutional and qualifying waiver services. This is a maximum. Details: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility manual, 2026 transmittal [state-medicaid-agency] — Transmittal DMAS-37 effective January 1, 2026

Home-equity limits

Home-equity limit

$752,000

Applies to the applicant under the institutional long-term care pathway for long-term-care services. This is a cap. Details: applicant subject to Virginia's substantial-home-equity rule.

Source: Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility manual, 2026 transmittal [state-medicaid-agency] — Transmittal DMAS-37 effective January 1, 2026

Sources

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state or CMS publishes new long-term-care eligibility figures.

General information, not legal advice.