Nursing Homes Run $9,000 a Month. A Federal Rule Called "Spousal Impoverishment Protection" Lets the At-Home Spouse Keep the House, the Car, and Six Figures of Savings - 24/7 Wall St.

What the report says

Most couples burn through their life savings before anyone tells them the federal government already built a financial firewall for exactly this situation. What it protects, and the traps that cancel it out, depend entirely on decisions made before the first …