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AARP South Carolina will advocate this year for lawmakers to increase the personal needs allowance in skilled nursing facilities.
The allowance is how much individuals on Medicaid for long-term care can retain of their monthly income for personal needs — things like shoes, undergarments and cell phone bills. Now $30 per month, it hasn’t changed since 1988.
South Carolina has the lowest personal needs allowance rate in the nation, alongside Alabama. For more information, contact scaarp@aarp.org.
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