Is paying professionals to clean out and move belongings from a rental property considered spending down to qualify for Medicaid?

The answer is yes but Ivthink, not if you do it yourself. You will need an invoice showing what you paid for having the house cleaned out.

Medicaid only worries about large amounts. My Moms bank statement was her proof. Medicaid saw the money coming in an going out. What they look for is discrepancies. Something not normally paid for. Which maybe what you pay someone to clean out if a large amount.

When it comes to you, I don't think you can personally profit. But, you can charge for the equipment you rent to shampoo the rug. Anything you purchase for repairs. If u paint, the paint, brushes, drop cloth. If you need to rent a dumpster or a truck to haul things away. You keep all the receipts and when all is said and done write a check to yourself if ur on Dads acct or have POA or have Dad write it. But I don't think you can pay yourself.

Anything spent from his assets for your dad's benefit is appropriate during the spend down period, so yes, this type of expenditure wouldn't be questioned. My husband was POA for his brother and had to pay people from his brother's checking account to help pack up and dispose of his belongings, clean his house, and do minor repairs needed to get the house ready to sell. (Proceeds from the sale went towards brother's NH costs.) An acquaintance recently had to clean out her hoarder mom's rented apartment when mom had to go into assisted living; she did a lot herself but did have to hire some help. No questions from Medicaid, and the clean-out enabled the mom to have her security deposit returned.

Sure. Why not? It's a service required by him, solely and exclusively for his benefit. For the squeakiest of squeaky-clean records, you could get three estimates for the work from reputable companies and commission the one that offers best value for money.

You are doing great. Keep good records of those big expenses since you will need to show they were on his behalf. You should count in the spending down, so do prepaid funeral expenses. You can go to a funeral home to work this out.

This is a good time to say to others that it is not necessary to bust your back to clean out when the other person has finances

I’m glad that your dad is placed in a good facility and doing well.

I don’t know the answer to your question. Stick around because I am sure that someone will know the answer to your question.